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Vicky
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View other posts in this topic 		Posted: 10 Apr 2006 Topic: What is this snake?



Hi

I know nothing about snakes, but found this in my garden in SE Cornwall on Saturday morning. It was about 1 metre long, and 3cm across. It stayed sunbathing all day before slithering away around 6pm.

I assumed it was a grass snake, but the markings weren't similar to those on any images I've seen. Mind you, it doesn't look like an adder either.

Can anyone help?

Vicky
Vicky
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View other posts in this topic 		Posted: 10 Apr 2006 Topic: What is this snake?



Here's another photo:




Vicky
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View other posts in this topic 		Posted: 10 Apr 2006 Topic: What is this snake?



Thanks for that. It certainly looks like some corn snake pictures I've found.

I'm a bit surprised, as I live in the middle of nowhere! Also I've read that they're nocturnal, and this was happily sunbathing for 8 hours.

Do I need to report this sighting somehow, or are they relatively common escapees?

Thanks again for the info

Vicky

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