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Post by Rita on Aug 21, 2018 19:02:03 GMT
Baby grass snake crossing a woodland track in a wood near me a few days ago.
The can grow to 90-150cm, lifespan 15-25 years, protected in the UK.
Harmless. Good swimmers.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 21, 2018 19:51:51 GMT
You may want to change your subject title. Grass snakes eat amphibians, but they are not themselves amphibians, just reptiles.
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Post by Rita on Aug 21, 2018 19:56:43 GMT
Changed it before reading your post Bixa.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 21, 2018 19:57:33 GMT
That's mo' bettah!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2018 21:25:59 GMT
Serendipity!!
Two evenings ago my cat Pompeii, who is an adolescent, brought me a snake. It was a Louisiana brown marsh snake, indigenous to our area.
We knew that we had them in our jungle garden but, hadn't seen any in awhile.
It too was an adolescent, about a foot long and 1/2 inch in diameter.
We discovered them many, many years ago and always welcomed their presence as they consume a lot of pestilence.
Although bummed out that Pompeii had killed one it did reassure us that they are still a presence.
Sometimes I encounter a little cluster of their eggs when I'm planting something. Just below the soil line there is a cluster of white small eggs that resemble Tic Tac candy mints. I'm always careful to cover them back up.
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Post by mickthecactus on Aug 21, 2018 21:27:21 GMT
I only get slugs and snails....
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 21, 2018 21:29:30 GMT
Do you hunt with Pompeii or alone, Mick?
Casimira, that is so cool about your resident snakes. I wonder if they will adjust their habits now that they know about the mighty predator in your yard.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2018 21:44:46 GMT
I have known that they reside in an area around the back where I have one compost pile. But, in their slithering about hunting for food that's likely where Pompeii encountered this one.
I have observed him from the upstairs balcony and he patiently stalks in the a most stealthily manner.
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Post by mickthecactus on Aug 22, 2018 6:36:07 GMT
Do you hunt with Pompeii or alone, Mick? Casimira, that is so cool about your resident snakes. I wonder if they will adjust their habits now that they know about the mighty predator in your yard. Definitely on my own. I couldn't afford the shipping costs for Pompeii.
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