where are adder snakes found in the uk?
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Adders are found across Britain but are absent from Ireland. They are associated with open habitats such as heathland, moorland and woodland edges.
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Pit vipers are found from deserts to rainforests, primarily in the New World. They may be terrestrial, arboreal, or aquatic. Some species lay eggs; others produce live young. See also bushmaster, copperhead, fer-de-lance, moccasin, rattlesnake.
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Common garter snakes are active mainly during the day and are active through a wider range of temperatures than most snakes. They hibernate from late October through March or early April, but can be found basking on rocks during mild winter days.
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Vipers have folding fangs. Cobras are elapids and have fixed front fangs. Vipers are divided between true vipers and pit vipers. True vipers are found in Europe, Asia and Africa while pit vipers are found in the Americas and Asia.
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New World coral snakes exist in the southern range of many temperate U.S. states. Coral snakes are found in scattered localities in the southern coastal plains from North Carolina to Louisiana, including all of Florida.
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Snakes are more common than lizards around the world, and yet New Zealand is home to several species of lizard and not a single snake. Since snakes have neither evolved nor been deposited on the islands of New Zealand, their appearance would be a threat to other local wildlife, and so they are vigorously repelled.
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Dangerous animals in Australia – Snakes The Inland Taipan, the most poisonous snake, is to be found in the eastern desert regions. Brown Snakes live on the east coast and have led to most deaths on this continent. Their defense tactics are the attack, so they do not retreat.
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Snakes occur throughout the state of Texas. ... There is a single endemic species snake, the Harter's water snake, which consists of two subspecies, found only within the state of Texas.
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The Aspic Viper, which name - "aspis" means "viper" in Greek, is found in south-western Europe: northeastern Spain, Andorra, most of France- inckuding in the Ile de Re and Oleron islands -, Monaco, Italy, the islands of Elba, Montecristo and Sicily, San Marino, Switzerland; northwestern Slovenia and extreme ...
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Jamaica has seven species of indigenous snakes. Six of these seven are found only in Jamaica. Luckily, no snakes found in Jamaica are venomous and generally do not pose any risk to human life. Growing up to 2 meters long, the Jamaican Boa or Yellow Snake, is the largest of the group.
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Rhinoceros viper, (Bitis nasicornis), also called river jack, brightly coloured venomous snake of the family Viperidae that inhabits rainforests and swamps of West and Central Africa. It prefers wet or damp environments and can even be found on plantations.
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Brown Snakes are found in a variety of habitats, but usually prefer open dry areas. They are a ground dwelling snake that's active mainly in the daytime. In hot weather, they can move around at night, but usually retreat to shelter.
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Of the 42 species of snakes in Kansas, there are only four native venomous snakes you might encounter: the prairie rattlesnake – found in the western half of the state; the massasauga rattlesnake – found in the eastern two-thirds of the state; the timber rattlesnake – found in the eastern fourth of the state; and the ...
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Finland only has one venomous snake species, the adder. This summer there have been more sightings of adders – also known as vipers – than usual, due to hot, dry weather.
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Found throughout New Guinea, including on the islands of Salawati and Biak, Normanby, Mussau and Emirau, the white-lipped python (Bothrochilus albertisii) is a large, non-venomous snake, the females of which can grow to more than 2 metres long.
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Let's review! Boa constrictors and pythons are both types of constrictors, which means they squeeze their prey to death. ... Boa constrictors can be found all over the world, but pythons are Old World snakes, native to Africa, Asia, and Australia. Pythons are invasive in Florida, but this is not part of their native range.
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Habitat. Noctule bats are quite widespread across England, Wales and south west Scotland.