Do any of you see any snakes on your travels in the UK?
My usual area for walking/exploring is known for Adders I usually see them on hot summers days warming themselves on a patch of sandy ground, usually by rabbit warrens.
Yesterday I had my first sighting of a Grass snake (I think?), the damn thing nearly gave me a heart attack I bent down to inspect something and i as i reached out to pick something up a 3ft long olive green snake darted off into the undergrowth about 12 inches from where my hand was!
After getting home and doing some research the snake I saw didn't look like any pictures of a grass snake I found online. What i saw was about 3ft long, olive green all over with no sign of any markings and the scales looked quite small.
To cofuse me even more I came across a smooth snake which I didn't know exsisted 'til now, probably because they are very rare according to what I read, but one picture I saw of a smooth snake looked very similar to what i saw
So did i see a Grass snake or is it possible I saw a rare Smooth snake??
My usual area for walking/exploring is known for Adders I usually see them on hot summers days warming themselves on a patch of sandy ground, usually by rabbit warrens.
Yesterday I had my first sighting of a Grass snake (I think?), the damn thing nearly gave me a heart attack I bent down to inspect something and i as i reached out to pick something up a 3ft long olive green snake darted off into the undergrowth about 12 inches from where my hand was!
After getting home and doing some research the snake I saw didn't look like any pictures of a grass snake I found online. What i saw was about 3ft long, olive green all over with no sign of any markings and the scales looked quite small.
To cofuse me even more I came across a smooth snake which I didn't know exsisted 'til now, probably because they are very rare according to what I read, but one picture I saw of a smooth snake looked very similar to what i saw
So did i see a Grass snake or is it possible I saw a rare Smooth snake??