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

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

What a beautiful grass snake. You lucky thing.

That's amazing!

Didn't know they were protected

When I lived on the south coast my cats used to bring grass snakes in all the time. It was the norm to come downstairs and almost step on half a snake.

My cat is probably the reason they're endangered..

I'm with JaneyMoo50
See it, run from it and never leave the house again

Honoured?! I'd feel many things but honoured wouldn't be one of them!!!

Beautiful snake.

Don't pick it up they release a stinky yucky slim to deter predators.
It's really beautiful

Burn it. Burn it with fire. Then move house

Have you named it? ..fluffy? Dave?

You are being vvvv unreasonable to post without some indication in the title or that there was a photo. Have just had a complete bollocking from dh for dropping the iPad on the tiled floor in my shock 😟. Fortunately it didn't break.My heart still hasn't settle down from the shock. Huge huge huge phobia. Can't do pics or even read the words!!! Sorry.

Wow! Take care of it and hope it finds a girl/boyfriend

He's gorgeous.

Gorgeous! Also very jealous :)

I'm so sorry to have scared anyone. I have reported and asked MNHQ to add a warning to the title.

My apologies. I forget not everyone thinks they are gorgeous. If it was spider related I'd be terrified but I think this is just stunning.

Just spotted your user name, Op so hope bastard cat hasn't eaten him

I am scared of them, but did look at the photo without coming out in a cold sweat (it has a sweet face actually). It's only real life ones (and on TV) that really freak me out 😊.

Oh lovely. I thought I was lucky to have frogs but this is another level.

Lovely! I had to rescue one from a brick sided pond once, I used a bucket and asked the owners to put in a ramp for wildlife. It was news to them they had any - they seemed to think it would all stay the other side of the hedge!

I am dying of jealousy it's so stunning I've never seen a snake in the wild but spent weekends as a child hunting sand lizards and various other small creatures just to admire them.

Baboon
Slow worms piddle out a disgusting smelling liquid as well (and they're feisty buggers). I rescued one from my bastard cat and got pissed on, shat on and bitten for my effort.
I'd love a grass snake in my garden.

We have a slow worm living at the end of the garden (and a Python and corn snake in the house). Saw my first adder in thetford forest a couple of years back really beautiful colouring

He looks beautiful.
I am very jealous I'd love to spot a wild snake in our garden. My DD2 would be beside herself with excitement. I would love another snake but we only have room for the one we have (plus our two beardies and our leo) I need a bigger house so I can fit in a chameleon too

I am petrified of snakes 😭 over the last 4 weeks all I have seen on Facebook and other pages is people finding snakes 😭 it honestly petrifies me, i'm supposed to be going camping soon but thistill has really put me off 😭😭😭😭😭
Back to the op. It is quite beautiful!

Hmm... I thought grass snakes were just overgrown worms with diamond markings on?!

I didn't realise they were actually.... Yknow.... Snakey