The Adder is a venomous snake that is extremely common and can be found throughout most of Western Europe and East Asia. They are not listed as super dangerous, and are not aggressive but they will bite when they feel alarmed or disturbed. Apparently there bites are extremely painful. They feed on small mammals, insects, birds, lizards, amphibians and sometimes worms and spiders. Females breed once every two or three years with litters commonly being born in late Summer to early April. Females usually hatch 5-20 snakes who will stay with there mothers for two or three days before leaving. The adder is not considered to be threatened, but is protected in some country's. There usually found in rocky hillsides or chalky downs but also will be found in meadows and edges of wood.
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The Dice snake is a non-venomous European snake specie and is one of the most common snake species in Bulgaria. They are water snakes and will spend most of there time in or around water. They mainly feed on fish. It's an averaged sized snake growing up to a meter long, females tend to be larger then males. If felt threatened instead of biting, just like grass snakes they will release a horrible smell, although in my opinion the grass snakes it 2x worse. There's a video at the end of the blog of some of the Dice snakes I have caught. The Dice snakes back is usually dark green with black patterns over it, they have a beautiful bright red underbelly which you can see in my video.
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The Hawfinch is one of the largest finches in Europe with an overall length of 18 cm and a wing span that ranges from 29-35 cm. This striking bird is found all over Europe and Asia. It's a woodland bird that will often be spotted on fruit trees. It feeds on hard seeds from trees and fruit using it's super strong beak to open up hazelnuts and walnuts. Males and females are very similar, but the males are normally larger. Usually breeding in late April, the female will lay 4-5 eggs and will wait 13 days for the eggs to hatch. They have a short lifespan of around 4 years old, although interestingly, one Hawfinch managed to live for 12 years and 7 months in Germany!! Although they are one of the rarest birds in the UK, there are a whopping 13 million individuals in Europe!
Hawfinch in flight - My uncle took this picture (UK
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The Smooth Snake is a non-venomous specie found in northern and central Europe. They are a small snake specie only growing up to 60-75 cm long. Females grow larger then males. The Smooth Snake is the rarest reptile in the UK.They emerge during March/April when males will start competing for females. Females don't lay eggs, they give birth to 4-12 live snakes. They mainly feed on other reptiles such as lizards, but sometimes will eat rodents and invertebrates to. They are constrictors, meaning they squeeze the life out of there pray then swallow it. A lot of people mistake them for adders and unfortunately they get killed by humans quite often. I have lots of videos of me holding and catching Smooth Snakes, the video is at the end of the blog if you would like to see it. They can bite if felt threatened but luckily it's a weak bite and will not hurt more then a thorn.
Video of Smooth snakes that I caught ;)
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The Caspian Whip Snake Is the largest snake in Europe growing up to 2 meters long, the record size is 250cm!! It is a non - venomous specie but is also the most aggressive snake in Europe and will bite non stop until it's confident that you or whatever it felt threatened by is not going to harm it. I personally think they are one of the most beautiful snakes in the world, with their shining grey scales red head and yellow underbelly. They are extremely good tree climbers and will often be sun basking on top of trees, last year me and my dad caught one at the beach, when we let it go it rushed to a tree and climbed up with extreme speed and skill. I made a video of the snakes I caught at the beach last year including the Caspian whip snake, I have put it at the bottom of this blog. They feed on small vertebrates such as: Lizards, birds, small mammals and other snakes! They breed at the end of May, the male grabs the females neck and puts hit tail around her. The female lays 6 to 12 eggs at the end of june. Males are larger then Females, and usually they have much larger heads then Females.
Here's the video of all the snakes I caught at the beach last year, including a Caspian whip snake
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The Grass Snake Is a non-venomous water snake specie . It's found all over Europe near lakes, rivers, marshes ect.. It feeds on amphibians, mainly frogs. They are quite a small specie of snakes growing up to an average of 70-90cm long (Although I have found the largest one ever recorded in Bulgaria, which was an epic 1.83m long) They are typically dark green or brown with a yellow color behind the head. They are the most common species of snake in Bulgaria and are also one of the most common snake species in the whole of Europe. They breed in April, and lay 10 to 40 eggs in one batch!! When they feel threatened they produce a horrible smelling fluid. They really extremely rarely bite, I have caught hundreds of them and only once has one ever tried to bite me. One of there most known defense mechanisms is to play dead.
Playing Dead
Here's the video of me catching the largest grass snake ever recorded in my country (Bulgaria)
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The Hawfinch Is the UK's largest finch, and has a massive and powerful bill that is used to crack open nuts. It has declined in many areas of Britain, and is one of the hardest birds to see in the UK. It lives in woodlands, mainly on trees that produce nuts and fruits.
2. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
The Lesser spotted woodpecker is now one of our rarest birds, It's also the rarest and smallest Woodpecker in the UK. We have lost 3 out of 4 pairs since the 1970s. It's favorite habitat is the woodlands, where there are lots of beetle larva and moths to eat.
3. Willow Tit
Alongside the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, the Willow tit has become the rarest woodland bird in the UK! Since 1970, numbers have declined by a shocking 91%, and experts are not sure why! They feed on Insects, Fruit and Berries. Experts estimate there to be around 3000 of them left.
4. Spotted Flycatcher
The Spotted Flycatcher is a boring looking woodland bird, but is one of the most interesting birds to watch as it has incredible insect catching skills, hence the name. Unfortunately there are now 6 times less Spotted Flycatchers in the Britain than just 30 years ago.
5. Wood Warbler
One of the most beautiful and biggest warblers in Europe, unfortunately they are quite rare to see in the Uk, although there are a fair amount in Wales. They mainly feed on insects and spiders. They inhabit beach and oak woodlands.
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Hippos are defiantly one of the most aggressive animals on the world, they are extremely territorial and have been known to stalk and flip over boats full of people. They actually kill more people then any other animal in Africa, estimating to be around 3000 people annually!! They are huge and are one of the heaviest animals alive, fully grown they weigh around 1500 to 1800kg!!!
2.Bull Shark
The bull shark is officially the most aggressive shark in the world. Although it is the most aggressive, It is not the deadliest, It is responsible for 300 deaths and 700 injuries. Most great white shark attacks are cases of them mistaking identity or self defense, but the bull shark attacks whatever it sees! They are quite large, growing up to 3 meter's long and weighing around 130kg.
3. Black Mamba
It's the longest, fastest, and most venomous snake in Africa, If you get bit by this snake and there theirs no anti venom around, your defiantly going to die within 20 to 30 minutes, they have a 100% mortality rate and will not hesitate to bite if felt threatened. They have been known to chase people away from their territory. Fully grown they get to around 4-5 meters long (14 feet)!!!
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Mosses are often found in damp or shady locations, they are small flowerless plants that grow in green clumps. They are typically 0.2-10 cm tall, but you can also find larger species which can grow up to 50 cm in height. They do not have seeds, they use spores to reproduce. Mosses get commonly mixed up with liverworts and lichens. There are around 12,000 species of mosses!!! You will most likely see them in the deep, damp forests or at the edges of streams. They can also be found in cracks between paving stones in damp city streets, and on roofs. In England, pretty much every roof has moss on it, because it rains so much! It is a lovely looking plant, many gardeners keep it for decoration.
Moss growing on damp branches
Mosses do not have roots. They can live underwater. Mosses were the first plants to survive on solid ground. They evolved from algae. Most species of moss will live from 3 to 10 years, depending on how much water there is. Just like all plants, they get there energy from the sun. Most mosses are in a group called Bryopsida.
The Green Tree Python is found in Australia and New Guinea. It can grow up to 6 feet (2 meters).
They inhabit a variety of places such as trees, bushes, shrubs and rain forests. They mainly feed on rodents, their favorite thing to eat is Mice.
2. Red - Headed Krait
The Red - Header Krait is a highly venomous nocturnal snake which inhabits forested hills. It is mostly found in Thailand, in or near water, and grows up to 7 feet (2 meters) It eats other snakes!
3. Blue Racer Snake
The Blue Racer Is extremely active and fast, almost as fast as the Black mamba (fastest snake in the world). It inhabits a lot of places such as bushes, swamps, woods and ect... It is mostly found in the southern part of Peninsula. Young eat insects such as Grasshoppers, small frogs, spiders, worms ect....Adults mainly feed on small rodents and other snake species.
4. Oriental Whip Snake
The Oriental Whip Snake Is a non-venomous snake. It can grow up to 6 feet (2 meters). It eats small reptiles and amphibians mainly frogs and lizards. It inhabits forest and park lands in China,India and Philippines, it is commonly seen on the edges of bushes in the sun.
5. California Red-Sided Garter Snake
I personally think this is the most beautiful snake in the world.
It is a small snake,only growing up to 100cm, It is found in California, they are extremely good swimmers,so they prefer habitats such as: streams, ponds, ditches or marshes. They have a small life span of 2-4 years. They are actually venomous, but don't have enough venom to harm a human. They like to feed on fish, small reptiles and insects.
1.Hippopotamus
The bull shark is officially the most aggressive shark in the world. Although it is the most aggressive, It is not the deadliest, It is responsible for 300 deaths and 700 injuries. Most great white shark attacks are cases of them mistaking identity or self defense, but the bull shark attacks whatever it sees! They are quite large, growing up to 3 meter's long and weighing around 130kg.
The Blue Racer Is extremely active and fast, almost as fast as the Black mamba (fastest snake in the world). It inhabits a lot of places such as bushes, swamps, woods and ect... It is mostly found in the southern part of Peninsula. Young eat insects such as Grasshoppers, small frogs, spiders, worms ect....Adults mainly feed on small rodents and other snake species.
It is a small snake,only growing up to 100cm, It is found in California, they are extremely good swimmers,so they prefer habitats such as: streams, ponds, ditches or marshes. They have a small life span of 2-4 years. They are actually venomous, but don't have enough venom to harm a human. They like to feed on fish, small reptiles and insects.