I have a large snake

[Mc lovin]

Not only in the trouser department, but in the garden department as well

Last night i walked down to the garge at the bottom of the garden to get someting out, i've not been down there for ages, so its all over grown (time to get the strimmer out i think) my trusty dog friend was ahead of me.

Now just before i got to the door, my dog stopped, looking down in the grass, so i also look down.... it was quite possibly the largest snake i have ever seen outside of a zoo!!

It was grey in color and i didn't see any markings on it really, i'm pretty sure grass snakes have black markings on them as well.

Is it a grass snake, or is it someone's pet escaped and should i be worried about going down to the garage to never return?

[GTIR]

See if its a male of female.



Cheers,

The Moose.

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Get a pic up and we might be able to help

[Mexico.]

Grass snakes are grayish but have a white/cream head



Cheers


The Moose

[FTJoe]

Is it possible that what you saw was actually a moose and not a snake as that would explain the large size?

Cheers,

The Moose.




Ps. Grass snake colouration varies a lot between individuals and they can grow suprisingly large considering many people have never seen one. I'd guess that's what it is as in fairness most pet snakes [u]are[/u] brightly coloured or distinctive in one way or another which is why they become popular pets.

Cheers,

A Mouse.

[rhinochopig]

Are you sure it's not an old hose-pipe? You have had a bang on the head recently.

[Melman Giraffe]

Have you tried to post it through a letterbox?

[Mc lovin]

I didn't see any color on it at all, just a dark grey shade and was bloody big.

[Mexico.]

Cheers


The Moose

Edited by Mexico. on Tuesday 23 June 15:38

[brum]

Why not pick it up and bring it inside to identify it more easily?
Be sure to poke it with a few times first - you know, so it knows who's boss.

[Mc lovin]

what, you mean poke it alot whilst shouting "your alright mate, your alright" followed by " waaaw he's a cranky little bugger aint 'e"

Edited by Mc lovin on Tuesday 23 June 15:43

[cottonfoo]

Here's one I found in the garden a few weeks ago,

[Mc lovin]

cottonfoo said:

Here's one I found in the garden a few weeks ago,

Hmmm, it could have been one of these then as its a similar color but, no markings around the head

[Puggit]

Too small?

[cottonfoo]

Mc lovin said:

Hmmm, it could have been one of these then as its a similar color but, no markings around the head

Was it like this?



If so that's a slow worm, which is just a lizard without legs, but just as cute. Don't have a pic to hand of the slow worm I found semi-recently.

[308mate]

Mc lovin said:

i've not been down there for ages, so its all over grown (time to get the strimmer out i think)

Is that a euphemism?

[Mc lovin]

Puggit said:

Too small?

Do they get any bigger than 50cm? because i'm pretty sure this was a lot bigger than that, i'd say more like 80-90cm

[dirty boy]

I once picked up a snake when I was little, must have been a good foot long



My old man wasn't impressed

[Mc lovin]

308mate said:

Mc lovin said:

i've not been down there for ages, so its all over grown (time to get the strimmer out i think)

Is that a euphemism?

[Not that one]

Could have been an escaped pet Corn?
One of mine escaped once.