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    Posted: 03 Jul 2010 at 7:37am
Hi,

I found a Slow Worm last weekend that had been attacked,
possibly (I thought) by a Snake. I expect that you are
the people that could advise me one way or another.

I am going to post a picture in a minute of an animal
that has been hurt. That can be a distressing thing to
see and so I put up this preamble to give you a chance to
skip to another post.

These things don't distress me because I manage a small
woodland where every thing uses everything else for
survival and sometimes they eat each other.

So, this is the location.



When I found the animal it was still writhing and blood
was pulsing from the wounds. I din't see anything leave
the area. It died or at least stopped moving and appeared
dead within about a minute. I left the area immediately,
taking the view that it would be better to let the
predator eat the meal. Later I returned and the Slow Worm
was gone.

He died from two small puncture wounds to the head. I
couldn't see any other marks on his body.





Would a Snake kill like that? We have Adders and Grass
Snakes here but also birds with sharp beaks.

Thanks for looking.
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a bird

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote will Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 3:50pm
I'd tend to agree with Jon; pheasant perhaps - they're a real pain where reptiles (even adders) are concerned.  If it was really two separate bite marks, rather than beak marks, I'd go for a mustelid, like a weasel.
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Might I suggest domestic cat. I have found grass snake that had been attacked by dogs while they where out on their early morning walk and seen a lot of cats with collars with bells on, hunting in Epping Forest.
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