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Rupert films an adder actually shedding its skin!!
After having spent 2 months solid study, filming a photographing a handful of Adders at a location deep in the heart of the wilds of Exmoor, I managed to capture the truly amazing moment when an adder sheds its skin. I have been trying for several years to film that special moment, the whole process takes only a matter of minutes and it is extremely hard to be in the right place at the right time. Having missed one snake by a matter of minutes and lost another one in the under growth a few days before I was beginning to think it was an impossible task but my patience was rewarded in the end.
Update - Rupert films adders mating!
As if filming Britains only venomous snake sloughing it skin wasnt enough I have also just witnessed and filmed a pair of adders mating! I was just about to give up for the day when I just caught I glimpse of one under the hedge row. Within seconds of setting up my camera they had started! The 2 snakes wriggled and writhed around and it was really hard to get a good view amongst the undergrowth, but after a few minutes I could see that they were joined together and were in the mating process! They took just over and hour before finally parting and curling up for a rest in the spring sunshine. Its something I have always wanted to film and its a great feeling to achieve something like that and I will be posting some clips here soon!
After having spent 2 months solid study, filming a photographing a handful of Adders at a location deep in the heart of the wilds of Exmoor, I managed to capture the truly amazing moment when an adder sheds its skin. I have been trying for several years to film that special moment, the whole process takes only a matter of minutes and it is extremely hard to be in the right place at the right time. Having missed one snake by a matter of minutes and lost another one in the under growth a few days before I was beginning to think it was an impossible task but my patience was rewarded in the end.
Update - Rupert films adders mating!
As if filming Britains only venomous snake sloughing it skin wasnt enough I have also just witnessed and filmed a pair of adders mating! I was just about to give up for the day when I just caught I glimpse of one under the hedge row. Within seconds of setting up my camera they had started! The 2 snakes wriggled and writhed around and it was really hard to get a good view amongst the undergrowth, but after a few minutes I could see that they were joined together and were in the mating process! They took just over and hour before finally parting and curling up for a rest in the spring sunshine. Its something I have always wanted to film and its a great feeling to achieve something like that and I will be posting some clips here soon!
12th April 2008
15th April 2008
