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Tom Charlton and Dave Nixon with a king brown, Pseudechis australis, QLD, Australia |
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Adder Diaries |
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| Visit Dan Lynch's website, and read his herping accounts in Australia |
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| Venomlogic, by Tom Charlton - we work closely with Venomlogic - read about Tom's herpetological field expeditions |
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Dave with a female adder, Vipera berus, Surrey, UK |
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Welcome to Midlands Reptiles Photography. David Nixon is a wildlife photographer, specialising in reptiles and amphibians. We’ve carry out herpetological field-photography expeditions in a number of continents with a list of ‘target species’ in mind – sometimes spending days/weeks camping in remote locations. Based in the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands, David keeps a collection of venomous snakes, kept under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.
During spring, summer and autumn much of our spare time is dedicated to monitoring and observing British reptiles and amphibians. This year we have a huge focus on conservation – Britain’s only venomous snake, the adder, Vipera berus, faces an uncertain future because of poor ‘heathland management’ – follow our ‘Adder Diaries’ pages to see updated reports on what we are doing to ensure the survival of this species in the UK.
We’ve had a productive couple of years. In 2010 we visited the Western Cape, South Africa and spent 8 days with herpetologist Dr. Tony Phelps in March. We caught up with herpetologists Edgar Weffer and David Marti in June, at three of their regular herping locations, near to Valencia, Spain. Finally we finished the year off with a two week expedition ‘Down Under’ in Australia, where we accompanied several Australian herpetologists in the field, before spending a week driving across ‘The Lonely land’. Last year was also a fruitful – we started the field herping season in April, where we caught up with Edgar Weffer again, this time in Madrid – he was accompanied by herpetologist Juan Timms. In May, Tom Charlton and David spent a week with Leo Spinner and Leo Spinner Jr., deep in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. Once again the year was completed with another visit to Australia – this time to one of the hottest, driest parts of south-west Queensland, in search of the inland taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus. Read reports from our herpetological field-photography adventures and view some of David Nixon’s photography directly through the website – all trips are documented and include photographs.
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Visit our forum: www.midlandsreptiles.forumotions.com - a professional forum run by Tom Charlton and David Nixon |