grass snake

beachBOYken

beachBOYken

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hi there

Does anyone know if grass snakes eat fish as i just witnessed a huge grass snake swim across our pond , and all our fish seem to be out of sight , perhaps ther got spooked and are at the bottom , i think they eat frogs as our frog numbers has slightly decreased in the last month.

Anyway this grass snake is the biggest ive ever seen , i did spot it last year in our neigbours garden so it must be living nearby.

it must be about 80cm long and a body of about 4 to 5cm wide

Ive got a nice video of it here-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTBon5dV4CQ
 
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Grass snakes are known for eating fish also frogs and newts.... quite a common occurance for them to feast down on fish .

How many fish were in your pond?
 
I think depending on the size of the grass snake i reckon it may only have eaten 3 at most - wat size r ur fish ?

and no point posting on the forums when you could be killing the snake ...
 
silvercut said:
u man enough to kill the grasssnake coz it's gonna eat all your fish.

and post your heroics on youtube.
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All British snakes are protected by Law that includes disturbing them apparently.... the disturbing them i think only applys to the Smooth Snake.... cause there stupidly rare.. apparently.

so dont chuck it on youtube lol... ;)
 
Good looking snake! :D

Having them in your area is actually a sign of good habitat etc. no polution etc...
 
Why would you kill it???

Dont be a ****

Its not often you see snakes in this country, if its causing you a problem, catch it in some sort of cage and take it to be released somewhere
 
my garden is surrounded by gardens that have a lot of dry leavey undergrowth which i think they like .
just checked my fish and they seem to be very spooked and are all hiding under the lillys at the bottom
 
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