Can anyone confirm this is only a grass snake?



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quite big isn't he?!

i thought grass snakes were smaller than that, but i don't know

cor its a whopper

yep thats a grass snake, but i still wouldn't go poing it with a stick!

they grow up to 3ft in length

think it is a grass snake. it's not an adder. they are more patterned than that.

i think grass snakes can be upto 3ft or somthing

My fox terrier used to be good at finding them bless her. They give off a smell like garlic when they are harassed.

Adders have a diamond pattern down their back, IIRC.

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Originally posted by DIY Si
Adders have a diamond pattern down their back, IIRC.

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Why thank you! Decided I needed an alternate to the nun!

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Originally posted by nib1980
yep thats a grass snake, but i still wouldn't go poing it with a stick!

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[south park]i'm gonna stick my thumb up his butt hole. Whooooo crikey, he's p1ssed off now![/south park]

Definately not an Adder (no diamonds on the back).
So apart from a Slowworm (sp?) which is silver that only leaves a Grass snake doesn't it?

Either that or it's escaped from the zoo!

Maybe it's the Ambridge Serpent!!!

A slow worm is not really a snake, it's a lizard still in the throes of evolution and can be recognised by the fact that it has eyelids. Here's a a picture showing a grass snake, just like yours

and here's an adder



[Edited on 13/8/07 by Peteff]

Grass snakes can bite, but very rarely do and of course they aren't venomous.

Adder bites can be quite nasty, but are virtualy never fatal if treated.