Hoop snake in Britain?

[Richard Muirhead]

Does anyone know whether or not the folklore of the "hoop snake" has any occurences in Britain? That is,reports of snakes rolling along the ground in a hoop formation. There are rare reports from the U.S.

Best wishes,Richard Muirhead

[Meta menardi]

I am not sure that it's very old in America as a spoof, never mind as folk-lore. It somehow isn't very convincing, neither does it have any sort of root in our wildlife. Interesting to be proved wrong, but I would like to see chapter and verse for anyone claiming this to be an old tale (tale - Tail. Humour, of a very low kind)