\n The adder, the UK’s only venomous snake, was captured basking in the sun by photographer Roger Forster in Gosport.\n<\/p>\n
\n The reptiles, identifiable by their dark, sharply marked zig-zag patterns, usually hibernate from October to March, meaning that sightings are expected to become more frequent with the improving weather.\n<\/p>\n
\n Roger Forster photographed the adder in Browndown in Gosport (Image: Roger Forster)\n<\/p>\n
\n Roger snapped the snake lying in the grass in the Easter Monday sunshine in the Browndown South military training area while out searching for adders.\n<\/p>\n
\n Hampshire Wildlife Trust detailed that the adder, identified by its diminutive and robust form, typically resides in woodland, heathland, and moorland habitats.\n<\/p>\n
\n The NHS states that, although most snake bites in the UK are “not serious,” it is crucial to get all snake bites checked promptly.\n<\/p>\n
\n For any suspected snakebite, individuals are urged to remember the colour and pattern of the reptile for medical staff, but not to try and suck or cut out the venom.\n<\/p>\n
\n In cases of snake bites, it is essential to call 999 or to visit A&E immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The adder, the UK’s only venomous snake, was captured basking in the sun by photographer Roger Forster in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":{"0":"post-519142","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-unitedkingdom","12":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}