Snake Help.

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Is this an Adder or just a grass snake?

Andi.

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Yes I'm now seeing that Adders have a solid pattern down their backs.

Best I could do for the head :)

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This is why we found it :D

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Andi.
 
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I did poke it yesterday because we thought it was dead but it opened it's eyes and looked at me!

from Wiki -

Not being venomous, the snake's only defence is to produce a garlic-smelling fluid from the anal glands, or to feign death (thanatosis) by becoming completely limp. They may also perform an aggressive display in defence, hissing and striking without actually opening the mouth. They rarely bite in defence. They may also secrete blood (autohaemorrhage) from the mouth and nose whilst playing dead.

Andi.
 
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