Figure 1 Two male adders basking. They have just emerged from hibernation in Britain in March. Note how well camouflaged they are in the surrounding bracken. The male on the outside has flattened his body to increase the surface area for maximum heat absorption from the weak spring sun
Nigel Hand
Reptile
Ectotherm
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