To ask you to look at the snake I found in the garden today? (title amended by MNHQ)

[Mycatsabastard]

Seriously excited! It's still in the pond, it's about 18 inches to 2 feet long and just beautiful!

That's a beautiful snake. We don't get them near me, such a shame.

Cool

Ooh lovely :) We used to have a snake in the pond when I was younger, he was cute!

I'm in Dorset, it's a grass snake.

I've just had a look on a website and they are protected so I've emailed the local wildlife trust to let them know we have one resident here.

Honestly feel so honoured to see something like that, they are very shy. I've got a few more pics, it's still in the pond with it's head just resting on the water.

Nice photo!

pop down to pets at home and buy it a hamster for its lunch

It's not an adder could just be a grass snake. Or an escaped corn snake? if last it won't go long outside. Worth contacting RSPCA? Hope you didn't have fish or newts in that pond = long gone!

Sorry crossposted Mycat. Found a huge version of this in my compost heap ten years ago - loved the warmth and the rats. Wish it was still here!

I found a baby grass snake in my parent's garden last week. Absolutely beautiful! The first they've ever seen in their own garden. Apparently they can grow to be larger than adders, which surprised me.

I'm hoping my newts are hiding! The frogs are evacuating as we speak :o

It just seems to want to get out and hide somewhere, probably in the compost bins at the back of the garden where it most likely lives.

I can't wait til the dc get home to show them the pics although I'm hoping they get to see it in real life too.

We found a skin which had been shed when we moved in, lying in the garden, was about 18 inches or so long so presumably we are in it's patch.

Yellow on the head. Grass snake. Probably hunting for frogs.

He's very beautiful. We have some garter snakes that like to sun themselves in little coils on the rocks bordering our landscaping. My kids and I sit on the porch and watch them sometimes.

This is my grass snake

wow

YABU. I am terrified of snake. UGH! This thread should have a warning on it.

Awww what a cutie!

How lovely!
We had grass snakes laying eggs on one compost bin and slow worms in the other last year, so very fortunate.
I also have newts/frogs/toads, it's like a wildlife park here!

S/He is gorgeous. There is one (well probably loads) at the lake my DS fishes at. The first time he saw it it was on the grass and he had to step over it. A couple of weeks ago it was in the water.

He did think it was an Adder this time

Isn't he beautiful? We only have a toad, frogs and a newt lunch then but I'd love one of these. Suspect we're not in the right area.

OMG, I literally would have been terrified, I really hate snakes (not sure why). I would have screamed, ran in, locked the door and cat flap (to prevent said reptile entering the house and killing me), rung DW at wirk and begged her to come home and "sort it out".
If all else failed, I may have been forced to phone the non emergency police number*

• I wouldn't really but for a fleeting second it would have crossed my silly mind.

Ridiculous of me really, but they scare me.

Utterly gorgeous!
I am jealous

I know they aren't snakes, but I saw my first ever slow worms the other day. Really beautiful.