Grass Snakes

[paulus 26]

I was reading a piece the other night that was saying the Grass Snake population is in serious decline, I was thinking about this and i don't think this is the complete story, whilst i don't see them generally as much as i did years ago, i know of places were its positively alive with them at the right time of year and the right time of day.

[Daniel cain 47,114]

if you know where to look they are still about,same as sloworms

[paulus 26]

Just now, Daniel cain said:

if you know where to look they are still about,same as sloworms

A place on Anglesey i know, use to be crawling with slow worms my kids to catch loads in the summer holidays. 

[Greyman 30,167]

37 minutes ago, paulus said:

A place on Anglesey i know, use to be crawling with slow worms my kids to catch loads in the summer holidays. 

The garden of my house has quite a few, had the plastic engine cover off the bottom of my boys polo engine about 10 years ago chucked it up on the front lawn while I fixed the car a few days later there was a couple of slow worms under it so it never went back on, still there now and in the summer there is always 5/6 underneath it,

[Greyman 30,167]

49 minutes ago, paulus said:

I was reading a piece the other night that was saying the Grass Snake population is in serious decline, I was thinking about this and i don't think this is the complete story, whilst i don't see them generally as much as i did years ago, i know of places were its positively alive with them at the right time of year and the right time of day.

I was out with the dogs in a wood a few years back on the outskirts of Bristol, come into a clearing were the sun was beating down saw a big old grass snake curled up on a big tussock of grass sunbathing, went to grab it but it shot of into the grass a little pursuit with me on my hands and knees chasing this snake when the fecker stops and I realised it was the biggest adder I’d seen in my life, I grabbed the dogs and bid him farewell, have caught some pretty big grass snakes but be warned they spray you like a skunk f***ing stinks and won’t come off for ages

[lurcherman 887 13,310]

Haven’t seen a slow worm in years 

[paulus 26]

Just now, Greyman said:

I was out with the dogs in a wood a few years back on the outskirts of Bristol, come into a clearing were the sun was beating down saw a big old grass snake curled up on a big tussock of grass sunbathing, went to grab it but it shot of into the grass a little pursuit with me on my hands and knees chasing this snake when the fecker stops and I realised it was the biggest adder I’d seen in my life, I grabbed the dogs and bid him farewell, have caught some pretty big grass snakes but be warned they spray you like a skunk f***ing stinks and won’t come off for ages

Use to catch them and take them to school, smell included 

[Arry 23,446]

Don't see many Grass snakes any more. Last one I saw was when I was mullet fishing up the river and one came swimming by.

But Slow worms I have a heathy population in a old compost heap that I don't disturb any more just top it up a bit with hedge cuttings and grass and covered with bit of felt.

Cheers Arry

 

Edited January 4, 2023 by Arry

[Bush Rummager 4,769]

12 minutes ago, Greyman said:

I was out with the dogs in a wood a few years back on the outskirts of Bristol, come into a clearing were the sun was beating down saw a big old grass snake curled up on a big tussock of grass sunbathing, went to grab it but it shot of into the grass a little pursuit with me on my hands and knees chasing this snake when the fecker stops and I realised it was the biggest adder I’d seen in my life, I grabbed the dogs and bid him farewell, have caught some pretty big grass snakes but be warned they spray you like a skunk f***ing stinks and won’t come off for ages

Yep.. it'some f**king stench that's for sure!!

[Daniel cain 47,114]

15 minutes ago, lurcherman 887 said:

Haven’t seen a slow worm in years 

few places by me you are garenteed to find a few if you have a look about

[keepdiggin 9,567]

Corn snakes are getting spotted every year now. 

[lurcherman 887 13,310]

3 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

few places by me you are garenteed to find a few if you have a look about

Lovely little things aren’t they, used to be loads over the allotments but not any more shame really, have to have a closer look elsewhere!

[Daniel cain 47,114]

4 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

Corn snakes are getting spotted every year now. 

lost a 3 ft one inside my house few months ago....no sign of it since

[Greyman 30,167]

6 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

Corn snakes are getting spotted every year now. 

Don’t you f***ing start, there blurry slow worms

[Greyman 30,167]

4 minutes ago, lurcherman 887 said:

Lovely little things aren’t they, used to be loads over the allotments but not any more shame really, have to have a closer look elsewhere!

Just get a meter square of mineral felt, lay on the grass in the sun and leave it a few days