Glanced through the kitchen doors this morning and spotted three grass snakes climbing up a stone wall by our pond. The longest one was about four feet long. I am not sure exactly what they were up to as they were just hanging there, but I think that they may have been mating.
Ha ha !! at first I was amazed at what seemed to be tree or sapling roots -- then read the title and had a closer look ! They must be enjoying the sun ! Super capture Jan !
They are definitely mating...do your snakes (they look like our garter snakes) band up together in a hole over winter? Ours do and then they all emerge, so if you know where one of their caves are you can often see bunches like this in spring.
Great capture...not a sight you get to see very often.
Amazing shot .....would be absolutely petrified if I saw these in my garden...there would be no more weeding for me! Shame though as they are rather beautiful in their own way.......great capture Jan.
Well it looks like they're up to something! My money is on the big one being a female. My sister heard terrifying screams from the garden one day and made her friend traipse round to venture out with her (they both had toddler twins at the time). The friend was grumpy and sceptical so Carole was relived when she idly moved a dustbin and found a massive grass snake with a frog in its mouth. The frog was screaming (it escaped).
@happypat When we went to my friend in Somerset a couple of years ago Monty was running around in the long grass with Nigel in pursuit (playing a game of 'tire out the dog') when my friend pointed out that it was full of adders. Game over!
Fantastic shot Jan! I'd guess it's a female with two males. We have grass snakes too, they came to our pond and ate all the great crested newts, one protected species wiping out another lol!
Oh my goodness! This makes me feel slightly sick looking a this.....I'm really not good with snakes. I had to click on it though as I thought they were roots....I saw your title, but thought no way could these be snakes in the UK. How wrong I was! Amazing capture, but I'm relieved they aren't living in my garden.
Well here's a unique capture! I'm envious. The snakes are gorgeous, the weather is sunny and you have flowers blooming! Everything to make a fantastic photo, and you did.
It must be spring !!
Great capture...not a sight you get to see very often.
I've heard those screams too! http://365project.org/roachling/365/2013-05-02
Fantastic shot Jan! I'd guess it's a female with two males. We have grass snakes too, they came to our pond and ate all the great crested newts, one protected species wiping out another lol!
http://365project.org/jantan/other-stuff/2013-07-07 http://365project.org/jantan/365/2012-05-13
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