An adder and a smooth snake in Surrey

The smooth snakes are active now..... This most secretive of British reptiles is sometimes seen basking in the heather on the Surrey Heaths but it is a rare and vanishing sight and the species is classified as endangered in Britain with possibly as few as 700 individuals remaining. Any possible sightings should be reported to the Herpetological Conservation Trust (Bournemouth) who will check out the reported sighting and try to verify it. Some smooth snakes are pale and others are dark and do their best to mimic the adder.......smooth snakes eat other reptiles so are rarely found near adders or grass snakes.....