A wildlife photographer spotted a rare sighting of a British adder in the grass in Wales.

The clip, filmed in Caerphilly on July 13, shows Ewan Wilson on a morning walk as he stumbles across a rare sight of the UK's only venomous snake.

The photographer keeps his distance whilst getting the close-up shots of the surprisingly beautiful reptile.

Ewan told Newsflare: "Knowing that snakes are very defensive the best way to keep this encounter safe is to keep a distance.

"I hope that my sighting of this adder can help people fall in love with our British snakes. I hope that when people see them in the wild they feel the same awe that I feel, whilst keeping a safe distance and taking a few pictures while they're at it," Ewan told Newsflare.

Wildlife photographer Ewan Wilson was on an early morning walk when he stumbled across a rare but fantastic sight. He finds a British Adder, the united kingdoms only venomous snake!

The photographer keeps his distance whilst getting the close upshots of the surprisingly beautiful reptile. Knowing that snakes are very defensive the best way to keep this encounter safe is to keep a distance. The snake curls up and puffs out his body to make himself look bigger in an attempted to intimidate the photographer!

Although Ewan was keeping his distance, fascination and awe kept him within a good 5ft distance. These animals are massively miss understood. People are terrified of snakes and there fear can lead them to take violent action against these reptiles.
The bad reputation and loss of habitat has started a negative trend in making these beautiful snakes a rare sight.

I hope that my sighting of this adder can help people fall in love with our British snakes. I hope that when people see them in the wild they feel the same awe that I feel, whilst keeping a safe distance and taking a few pictures while there at it!