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  1. Novel genes continue to enhance population growth in adders (Vipera berus) [An article from: Biological Conservation] by T. Madsen, B. Ujvari, et all 2004-11-01
  2. The life-story of the adder by Norman Morrison, 1924
  3. Die Giftschlangen Europas und die Gattung Vipera in Afrika und Asien

81. ENGLISH NATURE : News
more snakes, but sightings are more common because people are outdoors while snakesare moving around. Even if you are lucky enough to spot an adder, there’s
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82. Popular Romances Of The West Of England: Popular Superstitions: Adders And The M
limestone, the section of the coral being thought to be entangled young snakes. . hispot of milk, uncovered, out of the moor-house, when an adder got into it.
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Sagas and Legends English Folklore Index ... Next ADDERS, AND THE MILPREVE THE country people around the Land's End say that in old I times no one could live in the low grounds, which were then covered with thickets, and these swarming with adders. Even at a much later period, in the summer-time, it was not safe to venture amongst the furze on the Downs without a milpreve millepore found sometimes on the beaches around Land's End ?) A friend writes me :" I was once shown a milpreve; it was nothing more than a beautiful ball of coralline lime-stone, the section of the coral being thought to be entangled young snakes." When some old men were streaming the "Bottoms" up near Partimey, they were often obliged to leave work on account of the number of adders that would get together as if by agreement, and advance upon them. One day one of the tin streamers chanced to leave his pot of milk, uncovered, out of the moor-house, when an adder got into it. The man cut a turf and put over the pot to prevent the reptile from escaping. In a few minutes the tinners saw "the ugly things crawling and leaping from all quarters towards the pot." The streamers were obliged to run, and take which way they would, the adders seemed to be coming from every direction, further and further off. At last "they formed a heap round the pot as large as a pook [cock] of hay." Towards night all the reptiles were quite still then the men gathered together, around the mass of adders, a great quantity of furze (being summer, there was plenty cut and dry close at hand), and piled it up like sheaves to make a mow, laying a circle of well-dried turf without it. They then fired the turf on every side, and when it was well ignited, they fired the furze. "Oh, it was a sight to see the adders when they felt the smoke and the flame ! they began to boil, as it were, all in a heap, and fell back

83. Face To Face With Our Adder...
I have discovered that the venom is stronger in springtime and in smaller snakes.I was bitten by an 18inch adder, which could be why I reacted the way I did.
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face to face with our adder...
Posted by mosschops Devon, UK ( My Page ) on Sun, Apr 11, 04 at 15:44 ...gave me a bit of a shock this morning! I went out with my cup of tea, and was soon pulling up seedlings from around my pea plants. My little veg patch is against a south facing wall, which is about 10' tall, of red sand stone and about 120 years old... so it's riddled with holes, burrows, tunnels etc, and very warm. I heard a russle in the ivy that's creeping down from the other side and looked up straight into the eye of the (until now ) illusive adder ~ wow! S/he quickly slid back into it's hole, but i managed to run and get b/f to come and quietly look and he too got to see the snake coiling around inside (probably in some alarm). Anyway, now i have my proof, and we're saving up for some strong leather gloves... i guess we'll just have to be vigilent about not having 'piles' of things around where the kids play... any advice? Steph Follow-Up Postings:
RE: face to face with our adder...

84. Most Michigan Snakes Benign
The hognosed snake, sometimes called false adder or hissing adder, is one of Michigan smost unusual reptiles. It has two acts to ward off would-be attackers.
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    May 13, 2004 BY TIM MARCINKOSKI The snake is Public Enemy No. 1 among the animal kingdom. The spider and mosquito are top-notch runners-up, but the snake's reputation was established early with the biblical story of the devil-turned-serpent that tempted Adam and Eve into sin. Many people think all snakes are poisonous, slimy and scary. We are taught as children to fear snakes either run from them or kill them. This comes from some of the myths attached to snakes. Michigan has 17 species, and myths and misinformation involve some of our serpents. Michigan has one poisonous snake the eastern massasauga rattlesnake. Contrary to the beliefs of many lakefront home-owners and beach-goers, the venomous cottonmouth (also known as the water moccasin) does not live in Michigan. The closest it gets is the southern tip of Illinois. The snake that people think is a cottonmouth is the northern water snake, which has a similar color pattern and is much smaller. Both snakes are aggressive, but the cottonmouth when cornered repeatedly opens its cotton-white mouth. The massasauga lives only in the Lower Peninsula. Some people think you can learn the age of the massasauga and other rattlesnakes by the number of rattles on their tails, but that's not true. Rattlers are born with one rattle (or button) and gain another each time the snake sheds its skin, which happens several times a year. But the number of times it sheds varies from snake to snake.
  • 85. SurfWax -- News And Articles On Snakes
    Animals and pet supply news. Articles on snakes from newspapers and magazines around the world. News Articles on snakes. Last update Apr 07, 2004 upwind, and I knew that snakes weren't that thick on the includes two tortoises, several snakes and a tarantula that will
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    86. Death Adder
    The death adder is one of the most venomous (poisonous) of the Australiansnakes. There are three species of death adder in Australia.
    http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/deathadder.htm
    Death Adder Death adders are snakes that live in most parts of Australia. A death adder is covered with scales. They are very poisonous snakes Death adders eat small animals and birds. They use the tip of their tail like a worm to catch their food. The death adder is one of the most venomous (poisonous) of the Australian snakes . There are three species of death adder in Australia. They look very similar and one or other species are found over most of mainland Australia. The death adder has a triangular head. Its body is stubby and thick and ends in a very thin tail. Death adders grow to about 50-60 cms. They do not retreat if humans approach. Death adders are greyish or brown, with darker stripes across their body. The tip of the tail is usually black in southern Australia and white in the north. They have unusually long poison fangs for snakes of their size. The eggs develop inside the body of the female death adder after she has mated with a male. This means she gives birth to live young. Death adder's food is insect-eating native birds and animals. The snake hides in leaf litter or loose sand. It wiggles its thin tail like a grub to attract prey. This means death adders cannot easily survive major changes to their habitat.

    87. The Adaptable Adder
    The adder also occurs further north than any other snake species. Theadaptable adder is truly an amazing snake survival story.
    http://coloherp.org/cb-news/Vol-28/cbn-0105/Adder.html
    The Cold Blooded News
    The Newsletter of the Colorado Herpetological Society
    Volume 28, Number 5; May, 2001
    The Adaptable Adder
    by Ed Ferrer
    Reprinted from The Monitor , the Newsletter of the Hoosier Herpetological Society, Vol.12, No.3, March 2001. Books often tell about the amazing variety of snakes throughout the world and normally count between 2.400 to over 3,000 species. Indeed the snake is a highly successful life form. But which snake is the most widespread and adaptable of all these different varieties? My vote for the most widespread and adaptable snake specie would have to go to the adder or Northern viper, Vipera berus . It has the largest geographical range of any terrestrial species. It can be found in Britain and Scandinavia, through much of central Europe, across northern Asia as far as the Pacific Ocean. It also occurs on the island of Sakhalin, north of Japan. In the southern part of its range it is restricted by mountain ranges but otherwise it has an almost continuous distribution. It can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including moors and heaths, meadows, woodlands and marshes. There are only three recognized subspecies for this remarkable serpent. Vipera berus bosniensis , is found in parts of the Balkan region and Vipera berus sachalinensis is found on the Sakhalin Island and on the mainland of extreme eastern Asia. Throughout the rest of its range, the nominate form

    88. Puff Adder (Bitis Arietans)
    Antivenom Therapy is the mainstay of treatment for Puff adder snakeenvenomation. Many of the symptoms are ameliorated or entirely
    http://www-surgery.ucsd.edu/ent/DAVIDSON/Snake/Arietans.htm
    IMMEDIATE FIRST AID
    for bites by
    Puff Adder
    (Bitis arietans)
    In the event of an actual or probable bite from a Puff Adder, execute the following first aid measures without delay. Snake:
  • Make sure that the responsible snake or snakes have been appropriately and safely contained, and are out of danger of inflicting any additional bites. Transportation:
  • Immediately call for transportation. Telephone: Victim:
  • Keep the victim calm and reassured. Allow him or her to lie flat and avoid as much movement as possible. If possible, allow the bitten limb to rest at a level lower than the victim's heart.
  • Immediately wrap a large crepe bandage snugly around the bitten limb starting at the site of the bite and working proximally up the limb (the full length if possible). The bandage should be as tight as one might bind a sprained ankle.
  • Secure the splint to the bandaged limb to keep the limb as rigid and unmoving as possible. Avoid bending or moving the limb excessively while applying the splint.
  • DO NOT remove the splint or bandages until the victim has reached the hospital and is receiving Antivenom.
  • 89. Acanthophisantarcticus
    The complete amino acid sequence of a postsynaptic neurotoxin isolated fromthe venom of the Australian death adder snake Acanthophis antarcticus.
    http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~venomsup/acanthophisantarcticus.html
    Acanthophis antarcticus Venom
    Bibliography
    van der Weyden L, Hains PG, Broady KW.
    Characterisation of the biochemical and biological variations from the venom of the death adder
    species.
    Toxicon. 2000 Dec;38(12):1703-13.
    Hains PG, Ramsland PA, Broady KW.
    Modeling of acanthoxin A1, a PLA2 enzyme from the venom of the common death adder
    (Acanthophis antarcticus).
    Lin SR, Huang HB, Wu BN, Chang LS.
    Characterization and cloning of long neurotoxin homolog from Naja naja atra. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1998 Dec;46(6):1211-7. Chow G, Subburaju S, Kini RM. Purification, characterization, and amino acid sequence determination of acanthins, potent inhibitors of platelet aggregation from Acanthophis antarcticus (common death adder) venom. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1998 Jun 15;354(2):232-8.

    90. Snake Information, Snake Picture
    Florida King Snake. Snake, Cleland Wildlife Park, Death adder snake. Snake,Reptilecare.com, Information in a narrative format. Snow Snake, NatureNorth,
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    91. Australian Snakes
    A very small amount of its venom is enough to kill a quarter of a million mice. ·Tiger snakes, death adders, copperheads, brown snakes, and redbellied black
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    · Only around 10% of Australia's snakes are really, poisonous Click here for Snake photos! · There are about 140 species of snakes in Australia · Here is come information about some common and distinct snakes found in Australia · Bandy Bandy snakes are very distinctive. They are named after the black and white bands around their body and are rarely seen. They grow up to about 54cm · Green Tree Snake vary in colour from black, brown to blue or a pale green/grey. Their underside is usually a lemon colour · The Lake Cronin Snake is very rare and only found in the region of Lake Cronin (in Western Australia). They are known to be toxic, although apparently not lethal to people · The Northern Brown Tree Snake is distinctively marked and grows up to around 200cm. They are found in northern Australia · The Pygmy Python only grow up to about 61cm - and are Australia's smallest python, and one of the smallest in the world

    92. Top Ten Most Deadly Snakes - Reptile Gardens®
    Puff Adders would be the most dangerous for the same reasons listed for the rattlesnakesabove. In Asia the common Cobra and the Russell s Viper are the snakes
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    The following is a list of what are currently considered the most toxic snake venoms. It is important to keep in mind that regarding venoms, the most deadly snake, and the most dangerous snake are two entirely different concepts. Some of the snakes with the most toxic venom, i.e., the most deadly rarely bite people. In fact, the sea snakes are generally quite docile. The title of most dangerous snake, i.e., the one that kills the most people, would go to different animals than those listed below. In the United States the coral snake has a very toxic venom but has killed few people because it is small, secretive and gentle. The most dangerous are the rattlesnakes like the Eastern and Western Diamondbacks. These rattlesnakes are large, have large venom glands, are relatively common, and are more likely to hold their ground and bite. In Africa common Egyptian Cobras, Saw-scaled Vipers, and Puff Adders would be the most dangerous for the same reasons listed for the rattlesnakes above. In Asia the common Cobra and the Russell's Viper are the snakes that kill the most people.

    93. Penumbra: The Puff Adder Who Was Stuck - Environment, Ages 5 To 8
    natural science book. It s a puff adder, a snake that puffs up itshead in defense to scare its enemies. This book, illustrated
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    Illustrated by Cindy Crew
    Theme: EnvironmentThe Ecosystem and the Creatures , Ages 5 to 8
    The Puff Adder Who Was Stuck
    This is a beautiful story, written in the first person in a direct authentic child's voice.
    One morning Opal finds an unusual snake when she is hanging out laundry for her mother. She thinks about all the little snakes she is used to, but this one is so big and has such a big head she decides it must be a cobra and she is frightened. She yells for her mother, saying she found a cobra. Her mother has such a sensible response.
    "Opal, you know that cobras don't live around here."
    When her mother comes to see the snake, she jumps back and says, "Ooooooh... gross!" and Opal laughs because her mother looks so funny.
    The commotion draws their friends, and one of them, Sophie, wants to kill the snake, but suddenly Opal feels she wants to protect it. The snake is stuck in the chicken wire, and they agree that they must set it free, but the question is, how? Danny gets a wire cutters, and the children decide "Mum" must do it, which she does, wearing leather mitts and a fur coat while she covers the snake's head with a towel from the clothes line.
    As soon as the snake is free, it slides away underneath the chicken house. The children and Opal's mum sit in the shade and find a picture of the snake in a natural science book. It's a puff adder, a snake that puffs up its head in defense to scare its enemies.

    94. BirdForum - Sunbathing Snakes - English Nature Press Release
    6. Photographs of adders, grass snakes, slowworms and common lizard are availablefrom www.english-nature.org.uk/photogallery or by email from English Nature
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    95. Page 2 Of 2. About The Adder.
    The adder has vertical elliptical pupils (unlike the round pupils of smooth and grasssnakes), and the head is relatively broader, with a more pronounced neck.
    http://www.geocities.com/braguk/aboutadder2.html
    Quick Search Home Page Web Site Information Links To Other Sites The BRAG Constitution Adder Action Plan About The Adder About Snake Bites Picture Gallery F.A.Q. Biodiversity Survey Forms ABOUT THE ADDER Courtesy Jim Foster Identification The adder, or northern viper, Vipera berus, is a member of the family Viperidae. Adults typically attain a length of around 55-60 cm, with females being slightly longer and more stoutly built than males. Lengths of up 90 cm have been recorded (in females), although snakes over 65cm are rare. Adders can be easily distinguished from other native snakes by their markings. There is a dark, almost always continuous zig-zag (or pattern of joined diamond shapes) running dorsally from the neck to the tail. The flanks are marked with dark round blotches. The dorsal zig-zag often 'straightens out' on the neck, often ending in a forward-pointing spear shape. There is usually also a dark V, H, X or M shape on the rear of the head. In adult males, these dark markings are often black, contrasting strongly with the grey, whitish, silvery or buff ground colour. In females, the markings are usually deep reddish brown or dark brown, while the ground colour may range from sandy or yellowish-brown, to dark brown or sometimes orange-brown. Young adders usually have similar markings and coloration to adult females. At birth, adders measure around 15 cm.

    96. Puffing Adder - Definition By Dict.die.net
    adder \Ad der\, n. OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. naedre, adder, snake;akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger. natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel.
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    Definition: puffing adder
    Search dictionary for Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Puffing Puff Puff adder (b), under Puff Puffing pig (Zo["o]l.), the common porpoise. Adder Vipera . The common European adder is the Vipera (or Pelias) berus . The puff adders of Africa are species of Clotho . (b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the milk adder , puffing adder, etc. (c) Same as Sea Adder . Note: In the sculptures the appellation is given to several venomous serpents, sometimes to the horned viper ( Cerastles Hognosesnake Heterodon , esp. H. platyrhynos ; called also puffing adder, blowing adder , and sand viper
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    97. Puff Adder - Reptiles - Flora And Fauna - Tourism Of Botswana
    Unusual patterns are known to occur. Males are smaller and more brightly colouredthan females. Behaviour This common adder is a sluggish snake.
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    Puff Adder Setswana name Lebolobolo Scientific name Bitis arietans Size 70-90cm; max. 120cm Description: This thick, heavily built snake has a large, flattened, triangular head and large nostrils which point vertically upwards. The scales are heavily keeled, in 29-41 rows at midbody. The body is yellow-brown to light brown, with black, pale-edged chevrons on the back and bars on the tail; sometimes the chevrons are lost in the general speckled colouring. There are dark blotches on the crown of the head and between the eyes, and two oblique bars from the eye to the lip. The belly is white or yellow, with a few scattered blotches. Unusual patterns are known to occur. Males are smaller and more brightly coloured than females. Behaviour: Reproduction: Large litters, usually consisting of 20-40 young (150-200 mm) are born in late summer.

    98. Animal Planet - Animal Facts - Snakebites
    The European adder The adder or Common Viper (vipera berus) is the most widespreadpoisonous snake in Central Europe and is Britain s only venomous snake
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    Snakebites More Deadly Snakes Russell's Viper The Russell's Viper (vipera russelli) numbers among the snakes that kill most people who die of snakebite annually in the world. It kills the majority of the 1000 people who die every year on the island of Sri Lanka of a venomous bite. It can occupy a wide habitat, from waterlines to upland mountain slopes and grows to a maximum length of 1.7 metres. The Russell's Viper is primarily a nocturnal animal and potential victims stand the highest chance of being attacked when stumbling on one in the dark. It can strike quickly and its bite contains roughly two or three times the amount of venom required to administer a fatal dose to a human. Snakes can have striking distances of up to half their body length A bite from a Russell's Viper will initially cause persistently painful swelling around the affected area and prevents the blood from clotting effectively. Its venom contains agents that send the victim into shock and cause spontaneous internal haemorrhaging. Ultimately, a bite from this highly dangerous snake can lead to acute renal (kidney) failure. Death finally occurs as a result of heart failure.

    99. Dealing With Snakes In KZN
    From the venom point of view there are four types of snakes in South Africa Adders( vipers) Mambas and Cobras ( plus subtype Spitting Cobras ) Back fanged
    http://drakensberg.kzn.org.za/drakensberg/news/7.xml
    Dealing with Snakes in KZN
    Recently on an internet interest list, SA Mountain Talk, Arthur Morgan published this most useful and informative article on snakes in South Africa - and KZN.
    From the venom point of view there are four types of snakes in South Africa: Adders ( vipers) Mambas and Cobras ( plus sub-type Spitting Cobras ) Back fanged ( including sub-type Boomslang ) Constrictors ( no venom, but nasty wounds - treat as for dog bite )
    All outdoors people are at risk for snake bite, although this occurs rarely in South Africa. Be careful where you walk and put your hands. If you see a snake freeze, and then move slowly away without any sudden movements. If you or a friend are bitten do not panic. Very serious injury is rare after a snake bite. The snake has to expend a lot of energy to make the venom, and will not use it wastefully - you are far to big for it to eat, and it just wants to warn you off with the least effort and risk to itself. It will inject a lot of venom only if you have made it very cross or very frightened.
    The most bites in Africa are by the adders, which are fat, lazy snakes that stay put on warm paths or where ever they want. If annoyed they can strike forwards with great speed. They have long fangs and inject a venom that causes tissue damage. There will be rapid onset of severe pain, needing big doses of morphine type analgesics, and gross swelling. The fluid and blood causing the swelling comes initially from the blood so there can be lethal shock. Treatment is elevation of the bite, fluid and blood as needed, lots of analgesia, and possibly several ampoules of anti venom. The time to death will usually be at least hours.

    100. EN/03/34 8 August 2003 ***EMBARGOED NOT FOR PUBLICATION BEFORE
    6. Photographs of adders, grass snakes, slowworms and common lizard are availablefrom http//www.english-nature.org.uk/photogallery or by email from English
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    Sunbathing snakes like it hot
    Gardeners urged to help reptiles with identity crisis
    Sightings of Britain's sunbathing snakes have soared this summer as temperatures hit record highs creating ideal conditions for the dwindling reptiles.
    Some of this country's shyest creatures are more active in sunny weather and the chances of seeing one dramatically increases after heavy rainfall follows a prolonged dry spell.
    But around 95% of calls to the English Nature enquiry service turn out to be a case of mistaken identity, with most callers believing they have spotted an adder when it is much more likely to be a grass snake or slow-worm. A new leaflet published by English Nature has clear photographs to help people tell them apart and gives advice on what to do if you find one.
    English Nature's reptile specialist, Jim Foster, said: "We appreciate that some people are terrified when they first see a snake in the garden, but there is rarely anything to be truly worried about. Snakes and lizards get a bad press but the message this summer is - stay calm if you spot a snake!"
    If you see a snake Take a good look, but don't touch, catch or trap it Call us for the new English Nature leaflet to help identify it Remember snakes are timid and usually flee from people and pets Grass snakes and slow-worms, which are harmless, often visit gardens Adders, which are venomous but normally pose little threat, rarely visit gardens It is illegal to kill or injure any British snake or lizard

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