{"id":923481,"date":"2026-04-28T06:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/923481\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:28:18","slug":"venomous-snake-pictured-slithering-through-new-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/923481\/","title":{"rendered":"Venomous snake pictured slithering through New Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  A New Forest resident behind the camera, who snapped up a picture of the snake but did not want to be named, said: &#8220;A fraction away from stepping on this adder, with my size 12 boots this morning.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Adders are the UK\u2019s only native venomous snake, but bites are rare and usually occur only when the animal is disturbed or threatened\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recognisable by its distinctive zig-zag pattern along its back, the adder is typically shy and will avoid human contact.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/26056370.police-release-13-images-disorder-portsmouth-v-southampton\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Police release 13 images after disorder at Portsmouth v Southampton<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Males are often grey with black markings, while females tend to be brown.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Adders can grow up to 60\u201380cm in length and are most active during spring and summer, particularly in sunny, open areas where they bask to regulate their body temperature.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Experts advise walkers to keep dogs under control and stick to paths. While bites are uncommon, anyone bitten should seek medical attention promptly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A New Forest resident behind the camera, who snapped up a picture of the snake but did not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":923482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3847],"tags":[70,16,15,1717],"class_list":{"0":"post-923481","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-wildlife"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116480921155028842","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=923481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=923481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=923481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=923481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}