Juvenile Grass Snake.

[Steve Pickford]

Just wheeling my 1150GS out of the garage & came very close to running this little guy over, only just managed to stop in time. Placed a 50p coin there for size comparison, he's about 6" long at most. Only the second Grass Snake I've ever seen:

http://possu.smugmug.com/photos/39115947-M.jpg

http://possu.smugmug.com/photos/39115945-M.jpg

http://possu.smugmug.com/photos/39115946-M.jpg

http://possu.smugmug.com/photos/39115944-M.jpg

Too small to eat, so I released him in to the longer grass in the back garden where he can chase Spiders & Froglets.

[GraphyFotoz]

CORRECTED IN POST BELOW!:hide

[Dani]

But......
That's not a Grass Snake dude.

It's a Ring-Necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)


Grass Snake is solid green.
Get a chance look it up in a field guide.
NOT being a know it all just know my wildlife pretty good after 30yrs. :D
actually it IS a grass snake.... Steve is correct. Probably Natrix natrix helvetica

I'm pretty sure the Prarie ring-neck (Diadophis punctatus) is not found 'across the pond'!!!

I did a bit of searching and found this on the BBC's science and nature site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/278.shtml

and a photo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/picpops/images/snake11.jpg

[PossumCorner]

I liked the nutrition notes under the container. Thanks for letting him/her free, most Australians would never release a snake alive - old ideas are becoming more enlightened, but slowly slowly. If the little grass snake/ring-neck snake were here, with more rings, he would be a Bandy-bandy and quite toxic. (Maybe that one wants to be a bandy-bandy when it grows up).

[GraphyFotoz]

actually it IS a grass snake.... Steve is correct. Probably Natrix natrix helvetica

I'm pretty sure the Prarie ring-neck (Diadophis punctatus) is not found 'across the pond'!!!

I did a bit of searching and found this on the BBC's science and nature site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/278.shtml

and a photo

Just :hang me!
I found these Googling

Solid Green snake is just what it is....a Smooth or Rough GREEN Snake!
I now note the incomplete neck band and body markings! :bash

Grass Snake
http://homepage.mac.com/calumma/iblog/B1439070218/C2026029206/E2071050706/Media/swimming_filtered.jpg

Northern Ring Necked Snake
http://bigdarby.org/Media/iRepRingneckedB.jpg

[Steve Pickford]

Only six reptiles found in the UK:

Three types of lizard including the Slow Worm, a legless variety.

Three types of snake: Grass Snake, Smooth Snake & the Adder, the only poisonous variety.

The one I saw was probably only 2 months old max & should be going in to hibernation any day now.