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




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Photographs were taken using:

 Canon 7D mkII, 7D & 40D cameras and the Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6IS, Canon 100mm f/2.8IS Macro,  Canon 15-85mm and Sigma 14mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle lenses.