Largeish grass snake in the garden - how to remove ?
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Vet student here.
If you really want rid you need a something like a pillow case and courage. Simply grasp the snake by the back of the head and you have rendered it pretty much harmless. put it in the pillow case and tie a simple knot in the top to prevent escape. Drive to suitable location (woodland if you have any nearby?) and release.
Hope it helps
If you really want rid you need a something like a pillow case and courage. Simply grasp the snake by the back of the head and you have rendered it pretty much harmless. put it in the pillow case and tie a simple knot in the top to prevent escape. Drive to suitable location (woodland if you have any nearby?) and release.
Hope it helps
swiftwill said:
Vet student here.
If you really want rid you need a something like a pillow case and courage. Simply grasp the snake by the back of the head and you have rendered it pretty much harmless. put it in the pillow case and tie a simple knot in the top to prevent escape. Drive to suitable location (woodland if you have any nearby?) and release.
Hope it helps
From past experience, that'll be worth driving to Surrey for just to watch, and laugh.. A lot! If you really want rid you need a something like a pillow case and courage. Simply grasp the snake by the back of the head and you have rendered it pretty much harmless. put it in the pillow case and tie a simple knot in the top to prevent escape. Drive to suitable location (woodland if you have any nearby?) and release.
Hope it helps
Grass snakes are harmless, but can be surprisingly agressive when you invade their space..
Edited by GTSDave on Tuesday 9th August 22:23
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yeah...it WONT do that er....prob a grass snake but unless a chipolata isnt what i think it is then it could be an adder as it goes. GS's are usually notably lighter underneath....but heh im sure it is one! but lets get a photo before grabbing anything yeah?
im sooo jealous. why do these bloody things turn up places they aren't wanted? Id be out there trying to help build it a house and stuff! (despite it not remotely wanting my help of course)
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absolutely! seriously though....you'll need to get it reasonably early (before its warm) or it will just p*ss off as soon as you go anywhere near it....frankly it probably will anyway! easy solution....get black bin bag and lie flat on area its been warming itself. cos it will get warm fast and attract it. tie strings to each corner of square of bag, run over block and tackle and through window...and then wait to pounce! see - easy.anonymous said:
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such a staggering level of ghayety! and im more jealous. It sounds like a little one so probably male. and even it does have teeny ones they will all sod off somewhere as soon as big enough to move anywhere. 'onest guv. tell her the internet told her you're a) safe and b)lucky.Mobile Chicane said:
Fantastic! I'm local to you (Box Hill) and will happily house the creature.
Pick it up by the tail and deposit it in a pillow case secured with string / a freezer closure.
It will have the life of Riley here with 6 acres of garden and woodland surrounding.
PM
Do this.Pick it up by the tail and deposit it in a pillow case secured with string / a freezer closure.
It will have the life of Riley here with 6 acres of garden and woodland surrounding.
PM
Otherwise google etc for local snake/reptile keepers and see if someone will do you a favour and catch it.
Or try your local wildlife trust, they may have either a useful contact or a brave member of staff willing to help (I know I would if you were nearer me).
Disturbing it enough may make it move on (though it's not a very nice course of action) so long as it has easy ways out of the garden.
Or just leave it and watch it and enjoy it, lovely things rarely seen by most people
You lucky buggers. Perhaps one of our snakey-confident people can send email FAO the OP's wife to promise it's not going to suddenly turn up in the loo or something?
I would honestly leave it well alone, it's a great indication about what a nice/safe/un-biologically f
ked up area you live in, a real privilege.
DO NOT set anything on fire. Bad bad bad idea.
I would honestly leave it well alone, it's a great indication about what a nice/safe/un-biologically f
ked up area you live in, a real privilege. DO NOT set anything on fire. Bad bad bad idea.
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