grass snake

We get quite a few grass snakes in our garden because they lay their eggs and hibernate over winter in our muck heaps. Angus called me out to see this one which was sunning itself. Beautiful day today.

[Alison Tomlin]

Wow amazing, hopefully they're not poisonous?

[Jan Hall]

no, not poisonous and very shy @fueast

[Lee]

You've captured this snake well, super composition!

[Linda]

Great shot.

[Hazel]

Well done for the capture and composition!

[Wendy]

Wow! Great shot of a shy creature. So nice to see him out in the open.

[Jane]

Superb capture Jan..... I know we have grass snakes around where I live as so many of my neighbours have seen them... but in the thirty plus years I have lived here and walked the surrounding fields I have never come across one.... I would really love to.... This is a magnificent shot and a fav for me ♥

[Beryl Lloyd]

Woww !! great find & capture --not so many around at large these days !

[Elizma Fourie]

Excellent capture, and I like the whole scene with the lily leaves and the water

[ZambianLass]

Eeeek --- but brilliant capture - well done

[Veena Gupta]

Good capture. Perfect!

[Pat Knowles]

He is very beautiful Jan with lovely markings...I think he is sitting next to a crocodile!!! can you see the eyebrows sticking out of the water?

[Louise]

A beautiful shot :) We get grass snakes in our garden too.

[Jan Hall]

@happypat yes Pat I see! well spotted

[❀ Lynn]

Wonderful capture...even got his tongue flicking out (not an easy task!)...he is very similar to our garter snakes, and I like that he is sunning himself on the lily pads! fav

[👑 AnaZad]

Instant FAV. Fantastic captured, and well spotted.

[Ute Weyer]

Great! So nice to see them.

[Meg]

Great shot. Brave to get close to it. In Aus most of our animals are poisonious / deadly & seeing a snake in my yard would've made me walk on water - lol

[Margaret Brown]

Great capture! Nice to get a chance to see one:)

[PasadenaRose]

Oh wow. Cool shot of him slithering across a lily pad.