Snakes

[villaman 9,983]

Hi

For some reason this year there seem to be a lot more snakes about . On all of my permissions i have seen loads or the owners have told me to be careful as there are a lot of adders about. I hate the bloody things

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Generally unless you get damned unlucky and tread, sit or lay on one of them, you will not get bitten. Beautiful looking creatures aren't they?

[Lewis Ste 245]

Never seen a Wild snake in England? Suppose iv got plenty of time yet tho, do they come up north?

[secretagentmole 1,701]

You get a few, more frequent in the south though, Mind you the fact you have not seen one does not mean there are not any near you, it is surprising how effective the camouflage is on an adder/viper....

[Lewis Ste 245]

I suppose but you would of thought my dogs had picked up on any if there were any up here? Dogs being two springer spaniels with no off switch

[Mark White 25]

got a few down here mainly grass snakes my bird of prey caught one last year i managed to save it with no injures to the snake bird or me took it home to show the kids and it got loose now living or was living under our floor.

[villaman 9,983]

Went out on a rowing boat last week and saw a grass snake in the river stour. Talking to a fishman on the bank and he said he has seen 5 swimming in the river that day .

[Alvaston_Shooter 1]

Came across a big Grass Snake a couple of months ago, looked like it had just shed as there was still skin over part of it's eyes and it was very tired looking. It was basking right on the back road into a busy country park and wouldn't move so I picked it up carefully and put it over in the sun by the edge of some woodland. It was a nice sight.

 

Seen a couple of Grass Snake but yet to see an Adder.

[paulus 26]

theres loads about this year, showing themselves more due to the lack of sun and the amount of wet weather

[toby63 1,236]

where abouts in country you lot seeing grass snakes.fink snakes are great .i ad 1 few yr back but you wont find them wild in this country unles sum 1 dumped it.

[skycat 6,173]

We have a few in Cambridgeshire. They are very shy, and easy to miss in long grass, so very hard to spot. I've seen them swimming along the bottoms of shallow lakes looking for food: the terriers found one once, and it did the 'dead snake impression beautifully: writhed on to its back, opened its mouth, shut its eyes and lay there having let off its stinky glands: the dogs wouldn't go near it LOL But wouldn't leave it alone either, totally suspicious and fascinated by it. I picked it up carefully, still lying all in coils on its back, and it open its eyes and looked at me after a bit: very funny to see. I put it down, right side up by the edge of the lake, kept the dogs back, and after a few moments it realised it wasn't under threat, and swam off down the side of the bank. I knew they did the dead, decomposing animal thing, but hadn't seen it before: fascinating.

[BEARINATOR 2,869]

Never seen a Wild snake in England? Suppose iv got plenty of time yet tho, do they come up north?

 

We have both grass snakes and adders up here mate

[villaman 9,983]

We have all three down in Dorset grass,adder and smooth

[Lewis Ste 245]

Never seen a Wild snake in England? Suppose iv got plenty of time yet tho, do they come up north?

 

We have both grass snakes and adders up here mate

 

They must just avoid the Teesside area, I know I would if I was one

[BEARINATOR 2,869]

Never seen a Wild snake in England? Suppose iv got plenty of time yet tho, do they come up north?

 

We have both grass snakes and adders up here mate

 

They must just avoid the Teesside area, I know I would if I was one

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