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    Posted: 16 Jun 2012 at 8:35am
Found this in the garden, doesn't look like it's from round these parts!
Please can someone help with identifying it, or give us a number we can call to get rid of it.
Its coiling and striking... nice!

Thanks v. much!
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Could this have come from Croatia as my brother was camping there a while ago! and it was found on his bag?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote will Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jun 2012 at 4:33pm
looks like some form of corn snake to me; escaped pet I guess (harmless, too).  Maybe a neighbour has lost one?
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one from the net:


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For sure this is corn snake, it isn't venomous and is someones pet. In 100% of cases of these being found it belongs to a near neighbour who is missing their pet. Knock on a few neighbours doors and I am sure the owner will be more than willing to take it away for you Wink
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Corn snakes are the least aggressive and the most commonly kept pet snake found in the UK pet trade. It poses no threat to you at all and is without a doubt someone's pet that has escaped.

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If nobody claims it, I'd keep it. It's a free snake!

Lots and lots of husbandry information on the web and in books, I'm going to direct you to another forum, www.captivebredreptileforums.co.uk - here you will find all of the information and advice you need on their care and husbandry.
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I feel bad for this little snake - hope they found its owner, and it isn't just lost ....
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Yep would be nice to know if there was a positive outcome?
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