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Image slideshow: Snake species decline - 9 June 2010

CEH News: Snake populations decline in tropical and temperate climates

  • Aesculapian snake (France): one population declining
    Photo: Xavier Bonnet     Aesculapian snake (France), photo by Xavier Bonnet
  • Asp viper (France): population declining
    Photo: Xavier Bonnet     Asp viper (France), photo by Xavier Bonnet
  • Grass snake (UK): population stable
    Photo: Chris Reading     Grass snake (UK), photo by Chris Reading
  • Smooth snake (UK): declining
    Photo: Gabriela Jofre     Smooth snake in the UK, photo by Gabriela Jofre
  • Western Whip Snake (France): one population declining and one increasing slightly
    Photo: Xavier Bonnet    Western whip snake, photo by Xavier Bonnet