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Re: Herping?
There are three types of snake in the UK..
The grass snake, supposedly quite prolific, however I have looked lots and never found one...not poisonous...if caught will often play dead...
The smooth snake, extremely rare, very protected, quite viscous if caught but again not poisonous..
The adder, (or viper) the only british poisonous snake, poison can kill but usually only in the very young or very old and if not treated quickly..
You are more likely to die from the anti-venom, so a bite is usually treated with very heavy doses of anti hystamines, don't think there has been a fatality in many years..
There is also a good colony of escalapean snakes in wales...some believed escaped from the zoo, others believe that the romans bought them over....not native but doing well.
I often go on full days snake searching, not to catch or even disturb, but just for the chance to get a photo in natural habitat...never been lucky, so gives you an idea of how 'prolific' they are..
(Have found some interesting things on searching....a good view of young munchjack deer, different types of newts, frogs and toads, common lizards and slow worms... and the biggest garden worm I have ever seen! - I held it with both hands and it pulled its way back into the earth with out breaking, just leaving a dirty great big hole!)
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