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Snake seen in suffolk river: |
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mikerobinson Member Joined: 15 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 1  View other posts by mikerobinson |
Posted: 15 Apr 2003 Hi, Today my wife saw a snake in the river near our house. Her description is: Approx. 20 inches long, half inch thick, black diamond pattern down the body, very distinct white semi-circular marks on the back of the head. We'd like to know what it was - any posts appreciated. Thanks Mike |
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Martin Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 87 View other posts by Martin |
Posted: 15 Apr 2003 Hello Mike, it would have been a grass snake. Well spotted! |
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herp_adz91 Member Joined: 12 Nov 2003 No. of posts: 5 View other posts by herp_adz91 |
Posted: 13 Nov 2003 Yep i go with martin Grass snake(natrix natrix).Harmless don't worry!! A.davies |
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djp_phillips Senior Member Joined: 09 Jan 2006 No. of posts: 180 View other posts by djp_phillips |
Posted: 28 Jan 2006 grass snake indeed Reptiles & Amphibians of France: www.herpfrance.com European Field Herping Community: www.euroherp.com |
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Dan Kane Senior Member Joined: 30 Dec 2005 No. of posts: 201  View other posts by Dan Kane |
Posted: 29 Jan 2006 Yeah, the only native species of snake with light semi-circles (a collar) on the back of the head/neck will be a Grass Snake, no doubt. Dan www.randacumbria.moonfruit.com |
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djp_phillips Senior Member Joined: 09 Jan 2006 No. of posts: 180 View other posts by djp_phillips |
Posted: 29 Jan 2006 sometimes unfortunatly, captive snakes can escape, although they don't live very long in our cold weather... sometimmes people keep garter snakes which sometimes ressemble grass snakes, but in this case it is a grass snake, HARMELESS Reptiles & Amphibians of France: www.herpfrance.com European Field Herping Community: www.euroherp.com |
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