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21:54 Mar 23, 2004 |
English to Latin translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / adder in latin means | ||||
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| Selected response from: Vicky Papaprodromou Greece Local time: 11:41 | |||
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5 +5 | vipera berus |
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5 +2 | vipera |
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vipera berus Explanation: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/amphibia/adder.html http://www.wartsoc.co.uk/vb.html http://www.animals-online.be/reptiles/echte_adders/common_ad... Adder (Vipera berus) Local status and distribution The Adder is rare in Warwickshire and only occurs at a few known sites in the county making up only 5% of the total reptile records. In Victorian times the Adder was described as not abundant in the county, being absent from alluvial areas and mainly found in sandy or stony places. Description The Adder is a small, stout snake with a distinctive continuous zigzag on the back. It has a well defined head compared to the grass snake and rarely grows longer than 65cm (2 feet). Body colour is variable, males are usually grey or buff with a black zigzag whereas females are brown with a dark brown zigzag. The Adder is the only native snake having elliptical, as opposed to round pupils. Occasionally black (melanistic) Adders are found but none have been reported in Warwickshire. Ecology The Adder is typically found in heathland and moorland but in Warwickshire it is associated with railway embankments, rough grassland and scrub. Male snakes are the first to come out of hibernation, females emerging a couple of weeks later. Mating takes place in April and early May and is often preceded by a ritualistic behaviour pattern by the males, who dance with each other in a trial of strength to gain access to the female who is often in the near vicinity. Female Adders do not breed every year because they need at least one intervening year to feed up and regain breeding condition. Once pregnant they cease to feed for the 3 to 4 month gestation period whilst the embryos develop inside the body. Six to twenty young are born alive, usually by the beginning of September. |
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