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Post by Sunny on Dec 5, 2009 13:37:55 GMT
Got a visitor in my greenhouse...comes out to sun bath every morning.... nice and snug in there, been living there for at least a year now  If you look carefully at its tail end you will notice a slight swelling... we think this is where the bloomin dog bit it in the summer. he's a real toe-rag for things that move. My missus managed to get it free before he killed it. At least it survived the ordeal. |
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Post by davey on Dec 5, 2009 13:49:51 GMT
Nice one sunny, at least he won't be after your chickens 
Might be an idea to ask a vet about that bite though.
Ask 1st mate as Grass snakes, as are all snakes are protected species and handling them is illegal.
See what the vet says 1st.
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Post by Sunny on Dec 5, 2009 14:14:02 GMT
Nice one sunny, at least he won't be after your chickens
Might be an idea to ask a vet about that bite though.
Ask 1st mate as Grass snakes, as are all snakes are protected species and handling them is illegal.
See what the vet says 1st. I reckon it has healed now Davey... just got a lump in its flesh where he bit & shook it. Instinct I suppose, he does the same with the rats when he gets them. The wound is healed over and the snake is healthy looking. Plenty of frogs get in the greenhouse and there are mice in there as well, so it has a good food source. Nice to see though and especially at this time of the year as they are sluggish allowing you to get closer - with camera ! - than they would in the summer  Found a nest of little uns in the compost heap last year... just hatching. So now we leave the compost alone until spring has passed; just in case |
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Post by davey on Dec 5, 2009 14:18:49 GMT
Nice one mate ;D
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Post by DaZzA on Dec 5, 2009 17:01:37 GMT
nice snake m8 cant stand the fings  |
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Post by Coddo on Dec 5, 2009 20:25:44 GMT
i love them! i've only ever seen one grass snake and one adder in the wild. i'd love to have one in residence. that ones a cutie
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Post by cuckoo on Dec 5, 2009 21:04:05 GMT
nice snake m8 cant stand the fings You aint the only one daz :gay: i hate them (well more shite scared) |
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Post by eddy on Dec 5, 2009 21:23:10 GMT
beats my resident slow worm population,although i would'nt be surprised if we had one under the decking by next year,plenty of rubble for them to hibernate and a countless supply of frogs from the pond |
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Post by Sunny on Dec 6, 2009 12:32:05 GMT
Snakes are one of those things you either love or are petrified of. Thankfully I like them. The one in the greenhouse is a small one compared to some I've seen in the garden.... the biggest go to around 5-6 foot. One had just caught a sizable mouse and was wallowing across the chicken field...... the chickens were going mad... following it and clucking like crazy. Poor old snake could hardly move with his fat belly and being constantly harassed by the hens I did ask the neighbors if there were Slow Worms when we moved in - they said no - and in the first year I saw 5  They were coming out of the ground to bask in the spring sun, just after hibernation. They are great to see and becoming increasingly rare. So if you have a population of them Eddy you are quite privileged. |
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Post by castfromthepast on Dec 6, 2009 16:24:47 GMT
Nick your dog has the same views as me on snakes.
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Post by muckywater on Dec 6, 2009 16:39:56 GMT
Got a few slow worms in my garden ere in sunny somerset i,ve put some pieces of slate down for em to sun themselves on bit of a nature fiend too nick , i spend hours in the garden beastie hunting ,would be great to get a snake in there though  managed this pic once the bugger stayed still also had this cracking vapourer moth catarpillar  it great if you take a bit of time to have a look about what you can see just outside your door |
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Post by Coddo on Dec 6, 2009 17:00:05 GMT
we used to get alot of slow worms but for some reason i havnt seen one for about 2 years, i know the bastard cats like them and our street seems more infested with cats than ever before. a good suply of small stones just outside the back door keeps them on edge and away from my prize tench in the pond ;D
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Post by eddy on Dec 6, 2009 21:09:38 GMT
i tend to use the dogs for that....trouble is one of them is more than capable of killing said cats,i have to give them time to reach the fence before unleashing the 5-1/2 stone hound from hell  |
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Post by Coddo on Dec 6, 2009 21:16:02 GMT
i tend to use the dogs for that....trouble is one of them is more than capable of killing said cats,i have to give them time to reach the fence before unleashing the 5-1/2 stone hound from hell my dogs being terriers and from a scottish island... used to love a good cat-chase!.. that and a stiff whisky! needless to say when they went to the big kennel in the sky the wildlife in our garden thrived! as did the cats! :arg: |
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Post by Female species on Dec 7, 2009 9:05:30 GMT
I used to be terrified of all grass snakes and slowies, but now i have this little bugger :win: my little corn is adding to my zoo haha 3 kids, :bash: 1 boyfriend, :bash: 3 cats, :crazy: 3 fish tanks with umpteen fish in haha, :win: and now 1 corn, but shes a babe lol :crazy:   |
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