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If you happened to come across a snake in Britain, would you know which species you were looking at? Hopefully this video can help you find your answer!

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Video Contents:
0:00 - Native Snakes
0:29 - Snake Length
1:21 - Grass Snake
2:09 - Adder
3:01 - Smooth Snake
3:33 - Scale Type
4:29 - Selective Pressures
5:50 - Melanism
6:59 - Pupil Shape
8:41 - Juveniles

Research Referenced:
Nash, D.J., Robinson, S. and Lewis, T.R. (2016). Observations on the distribution of melanistic snakes in Britain. The Herpetological Bulletin. 136, 19-22.
Brischoux, F., Pizzatto, L. and Shine, R. (2010). Insights into the adaptive significance of vertical pupil shape in snakes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 23(9), 1878-1885.
Banks, M.S. et al. (2015). Why do animal eyes have pupils of different shapes? Science Advances. 1(7), e1500391-e1500391.
Shine, R. (1993). 'Sexual dimorphism in snakes', in Seigel (R.A.) Snakes: Ecology and Behavior. McGraw Hill Inc., 49-86.