Country Diary
Longer, warming days bring snakes out from hibernation. I’ve always had a healthy admiration and respect for reptiles, and it’s hard to imagine a smarter or more striking creature than a newly moulted adder coiled up in the heather.
Once they have sloughed off their old skins, every scale seems to glow with a waxy little sheen. Each adder has a unique pattern on its head and it seems to be a matter of pride for them to
