Grass Snake flicking tongue.

 

A Grass Snake about to hatch from it's egg.

 

A newly hatched Grass Snake.

 

Above a female Adder attacking. It missed me!

 

Male Adder flicking tongue.

 

A male Adder .

 

Common Lizard sunning it's self.

 

Below Common Frogs spawning in my garden pond.

 

 

Above a tadpole with legs and tail, picture taken in late summer.

 

Many Common Frogs come to my pond during the spring.

 

Marsh Frog near Rye, Sussex.

 

Midwife Toad by a garden pond in Bedford, where they are widespread. The males carry the eggs around on their back.

 

Natterjack Toad @ the RSPB NR @ Sandy.

 

I only occasionally find Common Toads in my garden, but they breed in a pond half a mile away.

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The Smooth Newts (below) is Britain's most common newt, and present every spring in my garden ponds.

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Below is a male Gt. Crested Newt that dose not occur in my garden ponds, but is found widely in Bedfordshire. About ten years ago I took part in a BNHS survey of Bedfordshire ponds and managed to find them in most of the larger ponds I searched.

Above the very striking belly colour of a male in breeding condition.

 

All pictures are Copyright of Richard Revels FRPS