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21-05-2010, 05:38 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vauxhall, London
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| | | Possible Smooth Snake?
Hello, I found this snake today, unfortunately i only got to see the middle portion of it before it disappeared, doesn`t seem to be either an adder, or grass snake, was wondering if it was a smooth.  |
21-05-2010, 05:45 PM
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| | | Re: Possible Smooth Snake?
Where did you take the photo? and have you got a larger picture?
Robert  |
21-05-2010, 05:54 PM
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| | | Re: Possible Smooth Snake?
Hello, I took it in Hampshire today, I have forgotten how to post pictures properly  been a while, I had to resize it to get it in the forums, I will try and make it a bit bigger 
Hopefully this will be better |
21-05-2010, 06:09 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Molesey, Surrey
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| | | Re: Possible Smooth Snake?
Yes that is a Smooth Snake. Well done.
Cheers,
Adam |
21-05-2010, 06:15 PM
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| | | Re: Possible Smooth Snake?
Thanks for the confirmation Adam, I didnt know that there were any Smooth Snakes in the place I go to, I go there for adders which are quite common there, I should probably let the Reserve people know about this find in case they dont know they are there.
Cheers,
Za |
22-05-2010, 07:33 AM
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| | | Re: Possible Smooth Snake?
Hi Za, that snake is not a coronella - your picture clearly shows the midsection of a grass snake. Cheers Al |
22-05-2010, 07:49 AM
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| | | Re: Possible Smooth Snake?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex M  Hi Za, that snake is not a coronella - your picture clearly shows the midsection of a grass snake. Cheers Al | Hi Alex
I agree, the scales are keeled,so its not a Smooth Snake, it is no adder,its got to be a Grass Snake.
Cheers Jason |
22-05-2010, 09:32 AM
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| | | Re: Possible Smooth Snake?
Thanks all, I had never seen a sandy/ gold grass snake and couldnt see its head, oh well, looks like the Smooth Snakes havent reached Fleet Ponds yet.
Cheers,
Za |
22-05-2010, 10:43 AM
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| | | Re: Possible Smooth Snake?
oops my mistake. was just going on patternation. apologies
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