3.5 - 4ft adult female Aesculapian Snake basking on the south-bank of Regents Canal, 31st May 2023.
As is often typical of the basking position of Aesculapian Snakes, the head is buried beneath the coils of the snake's body.
4-5ft adult Aesculapian Snake, believed to be male, basking on the south-bank of Regents Canal, 31st May 2023.
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
28cm juvenile Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
3ft sub-adult / young adult female Aesculapian Snake, found on the north bank of Regents Canal, 30th April 2023
Male & female Aesculapian snakes found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Male & female Aesculapian snakes found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Male & female Aesculapian snakes found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Male & female Aesculapian snakes found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Male & female Aesculapian snakes found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Aesculapian snake found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Aesculapian snake found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Aesculapian snake found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Aesculapian snake found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Aesculapian snake found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Aesculapian snake found on the north bank of Regents Canal, June 2022
Aesculapian snake searching open ground within ZSL, June 2022
Female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. July 2021
Female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. July 2021
Female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. July 2021
Female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. July 2021
Female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. July 2021
Female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. July 2021
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Adult female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2016
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2020
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2019
Adult female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2016
Adult female Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2016
Adult female Aesculapian Snake, Regent's Canal, London, 2016
Notice the short and rapidly tapering tail indicative of a female Aesculapian Snake, Regent's Canal, London, 2016
Adult female Aesculapian Snake, Regent's Canal, London, 2016
Adult male Aesculapian Snake at Regents Canal, London. 2012
Aesculapian Snake habitat. The South bank of Regents Canal, London. 2020
Contact me: Please submit all records of any London Aesculapian Snake sightings to myself at: jay.steel@ntlworld.com
Photographs were taken using:
Canon 7D mkII, 7D & 40D cameras and the Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS, Canon 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro, Canon 15-85mm and Sigma 14mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle lenses.