What is this snake, found it in the garden

Hastarius · 9 May 2011 at 20:19

Danfoss2011 said:
Not all snakes do that but i swear it's a snake. I have no idea how it got there, guessing a bird maybe dropped it

Maybe you did see a snake, maybe you didn't.

This one isn't however, snakes native to this country are more likely to want to get out of your way unless you annoy it or corner it. I remember as a kid playing manhunt up the south downs, I bent down to hide and looked left to see a snake tail about 5 feet away from me slither into a bush.

It could have it bit me but it didn't.

If you want, I can tell you its a Queen Wasp :rolleyes:

Ewaf · 9 May 2011 at 20:20

Slow worms are awesome, very rare now though. Don't kill them! Would love to see one again

byteagig · 9 May 2011 at 20:21

never seen a slow worm before, I would have thought it was a snake lol

Pudney · 9 May 2011 at 20:21

Here's a crazy thought. Leave it alone and move on with your life.

RomanNose · 9 May 2011 at 20:21

It's a snail, my grandfather kills them in his free time ( gardener) .

Danfoss2011 · 9 May 2011 at 20:22

Slow worm went airborne at some verlocity

flibbage0 · 9 May 2011 at 20:23

Bifröst said:
Maybe you did see a snake, maybe you didn't.

If you want, I can tell you its a Queen Wasp

Hang on I need to get my dad to classify this

4T5 · 9 May 2011 at 20:23

Death Adder, Call the local zoo QUICK !!!

flibbage0 · 9 May 2011 at 20:23

byteagig said:
never seen a slow worm before, I would have thought it was a snake lol

Neither have I, you learn something new everyday.

Andy90 · 9 May 2011 at 20:24

Lovely creatures, although they look slimy they're actually very smooth. It is basically a legless lizard. Please don't kill it if you see it again, they're a protected species.

unp|dissy · 9 May 2011 at 20:25

Danfoss2011 said:
Dont care what it is it's getting launched out of my garden via a tennis racket

lol

Edrof · 9 May 2011 at 20:26

Foxtrot26 said:
are these not a protected species or something?

Wikipedia says they are, so don't kill it with fire/orbit nukes/mac10s/not being a shop/mustard/standing and banging or (god forbid) pasty smashing.

Semple · 9 May 2011 at 20:26

Justin said:
Slow worm.

Danfoss2011 said:

Saw a much bigger one a few weeks ago when cutting some trees down but it ran away.

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And lol.

Haha I was thinking of quoting that just after I had read it. Would be quite amusing to see a snake/worm 'run' away.

unp|dissy · 9 May 2011 at 20:27

Danfoss2011 said:
Slow worm went airborne at some verlocity

lol

aint slow any more huh

Morba · 9 May 2011 at 20:27

So after being told it's a protected species you hit it out of your property?

LOAM · 9 May 2011 at 20:29

Seriously, they are lovely things. You should be pleased you have such varied wild life in your garden. Don't hurt it.

bhavv · 9 May 2011 at 20:31

LOAM said:
Seriously, they are lovely things. You should be pleased you have such varied wild life in your garden. Don't hurt it.

Too late.

Slimy things and creepy crawlies are NOT lovely things, they all need to be killed with fire.

joey1211 · 9 May 2011 at 20:32

What is it it with forum and killing everything they see? Let it be, it'll bugger off back to where it came... as long as it wasn't from your underpants draw!

Pudney · 9 May 2011 at 20:34

joey1211 said:
What is it it with forum and killing everything they see? Let it be, it'll bugger off back to where it came

As far as I can tell a lot of people seem to be giant pansies and are scared of anything that isn't fluffy.

bhavv · 9 May 2011 at 20:35

Phobias of creepy crawly ugly things =/= pansy