Baby Grass Snake living in Wootton Bassett garden

Found during pond clean-out, along with a dead one the same size - suspect nest disturbed by rat or bird, and fleeing snakes ended up in the pond. Fortunately, we were painstakingly emptying all the wildlife out of the pond into a better location in a shaded part of the garden, so this one was rescued (later, a second, smaller live snake was also rescued). After a brief incarceration in a large jar while I confirmed it was only a grass snake (and not a terrarium escapee), it was liberated near the new pond, where there is a liberal supply of baby frogs. I'll be extra careful when the landscaping is done!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• reptile
• amphibian
• english
• england
• wiltshire
• wildlife
• adder
• yellow
• collar
• fish
• frogs
• tadpoles
• hatchling
• wooton
• basset

[THESTREETBOIS]

this snake is a adder

[Rearda]

@THESTREETBOIS No, it's a grass snake. The yellow 'collar' is a clear identifier. Adders have a strong, thick black zigzag down the centre of their backs and no distinct collar.

[1345tux]

i found 1 today

[Rearda]

@1345tux Lucky! I wonder if there are more about than there used to be?

[brandonk1p1]

a checkered garter snake or ringneck snake

[Rearda]

Nope. It's a grass snake. I live in England and we only have three indigenous snake species so they're not difficult to identify.

[snakes1000000]

@brandonk1p1 Its a grass snake every1. Or as you rightly said a ring necked snake which is another name for the grass snake