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Female
A slender snake similar to the Adder but much more
lightly built. This snake is relatively cylindrical in
cross section, with an indistinct neck and narrow head.
Colour shows a high degree of variation with the
background colour being a fairly uniform grey, brown or,
occasionally orange. Markings consist of dark spots
running down the back and sides, typically with a twin
line of paired spots running down the middle of the
back.
Male
 The
ventral surface can be grey, red, orange or black and
may be mottled. There is almost always an eye stripe
that runs onto the side of the neck. Unlike the adder,
the smooth snake has round pupils and smooth scales
which give it its common name. Males have longer and
broader tails.
The smooth snake is different to the touch as its scales
lack keels. It has a smaller head and lacks the
distinctive dorsal zigzag like the Adder. The species
was only discovered in 1853 and is now confined to
Dorset, Hampshire and Surrey heathlands.
Birds
Beasts
Serpents
Pigs
Chickens
Ducks
Cattle
Dogs
Smooth Snake
Adder Grass Snake
Sand Lizard Slow Worm
Viviparous Lizard
Newt
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