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Hey all,
I know some of you like these off-topic things, and my mother certainly has found an interesting one! She sent me through the following photo which was lurking in the hedge row at the bottom of her garden -- near Weymouth, Dorset, England.
Apparently it's a grass snake. Yuck!
-- Thomas Adam
Past Time BearsWell, it's head is quite colorful and glad it wasn't a poisonous one. She appeared to be quite close to it and must have had her camera "snake-shot-ready". Ack - I'd rather not run into those varmints.
Awww i think he is very Cute 
Hugs :hug:
Vicki xx
Awww! What a beautiful snake!! 
Waggle BearsNo, no, no snakes.
Little Bear GuyI think I'll pass out now SHEESH, they give me the creeps
Shane
Newcastle, OntarioI really like snakes - I was a tomboy as a kid and loved nothing better than to chase the other "sissy" girls with a garter snake LOL! My best friend had two years of problems with voles in her yard, destroying her beautiful garden until two garter snakes moved in and "voila" in a year's time, all the voles have either been eaten or moved on to other pastures. Yay for the snakes.
hugs,
Brenda
PennsylvaniaWhile not a fan of snakes, I'm not particularly afraid of them either.
As long as there's no element of surprise I'm happy to let them be.
Many species of snakes will play 'possum when threatened. Chase them or thrash at them with a stick or something and they will roll over and play dead.
Grass snakes are one of the species that do this, IRRC.
Thus, if you come upon a grass snake, stomp your feet, chase it and threaten it. If it doesn't flee it will play dead.
Either way you will be safe.
Bubble Up Bears!Brenda you take the cake!!!
I do not like snakes!
My hat is off to you , you brave little girl!! 
Thomas,
Do You know what kind of snake it was lurking in your Mother's garden?
Newcastle, OntarioCyndee,
I guess I liked all creepy, slimy, water creatures as a kid - my best memories are of days where I went crawling through creeks, looking for frogs, snakes, salamanders etc. My daughter and her ex-hubby had a snake in their front garden a couple of years ago and I couldn't believe how frightened they were. I picked it up, to show our grandson how beautiful it was and then we took it to the ravine at the end of their street, to let it go. Everything has a purpose and they are only help curb the small rodent problem etc. Leave it alone and they will exit quickly from any situation, if they can. Mind you, we came across a rare Mississauga Rattle snake on Georgian Bay, a few years ago, and although it was really beautiful I woundn't volunteer to pick that one up LOL!
hugs,
Brenda
Bubble Up Bears!You are so funny Brenda!! :crackup:
I agree with you as to a purpose for every living thing. However after saying that, rats get to my aviary, eat my bird eggs and or baby birds. Also they harass my bunnies. So being the marksman shooter that I am I shoot them!!!
Thomas,
Do You know what kind of snake it was lurking in your Mother's garden?
It's a grass snake.
-- Thomas Adam
DoodlebearsGrass Snakes don’t have any venom so there is no real risk. The will just slip away un-noticed as they just want to be left alone. I have spotted one near our garden pond, he was most likely looking for lunch. Don't worry folks the grass snake is an OK snake. I held a very big snake at an animal park a few years ago and he was magnificent.
Hugs, Jane.
Bubble Up Bears!Thomas,
Sorry. I didn't see you stated the type of snake in your first post.
Benson BearsThomas, you probably won't want to know about the FOUR, large, highly venimous Tiger Snakes we had come in the house this past Summer! Ah the joys of living in the Aussie bush
Emo Bears I think it's kinda sweet. That's the one thing I like about being in the UK; Snakes are rare and we only have one poisionus type - The Adder; and they are very rare and reclusive.
Thomas, you probably won't want to know about the FOUR, large, highly venimous Tiger Snakes we had come in the house this past Summer! Ah the joys of living in the Aussie bush :) :)
I've just looked these Tiger snakes up on Wikipedia -- sod that! I don't know what's worse, the snakes you have out there, or the damn spiders which are probably worse! Nasty things.
-- Thomas Adam
