Reptiles in the UK

[.: Laura :.]

So close to me

[jtfife]

Amazing pictures! Thanks for sharing.

[JaySteel]

Thanks jtfife.

[snake man12]

love the last one, almost doing the perryscope

[alessia55]

Jason, your website is phenomenal. I love that you put information about the adders between the photos. All of your work is commendable. Keep putting up more!

[JaySteel]

Thank you both. I really appreciate your kind words of encouragement. I'm always adding more photos to my website. The squirrels one were taken on Sunday. All the reptiles here are just about to start hibernating so I may not get to add any more snake photos until about March next year.

Jason

[JaySteel]

Hi everyone. I was out in the garden today picking up leaves and cutting back the brambles. Much of my garden is left for the frogs so it doesn't get too much maintenance. I found several frogs hoping around whilst picking up the leaves. This is not uncommon as I've always had frogs there for the last 27 years. Today though they looked distinctly different. My frogs are always green but these ones were pretty red in colour. I know red frogs are not rare in the UK but they are to my garden. The frog in the first photo was pretty huge for a common frog in the UK. It looked like it had come straight from the gym! lol




















Jason

[millertime89]

are frogs capable of changing colors like chameleons?

[JaySteel]

No, not to the same degree. Some frogs including the European Common Frog above can lighten or darken their skin tones to match their surroundings but they can't actually change colour. The Common Toad in the UK does the same thing. When I find toads under logs or piles or debris they are often very dark in colour. Once disturbed they become active,their blood starts to flow around their bodies and their skin quickly changes to a much lighter shade and their colour is revealed.

Jason