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johnb
Member Joined: 19 Jul 2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2 |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2003 at 1:05pm |
Have Smooth Snakes been reported in the Portsmouth area (S.E. Hants) ? I have just seen a 18" long, fairly thin, grey/brown snake with dark spots on its back. It was on a patio, climbing up into a lavender bush. We are fairly near open fields, but there isn't anything I would call heathland in the area. |
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The picture of the juvenile on the ID page is the closest I could find on the web. In the rat snake pictures I could find the spots were very much too big. The head was dark, but I did not get a side view. The whole encounter was over in less than 30 seconds. That part of the garden has a small pond and lots of dark cover we leave for the frogs. I kept a close eye on the area today with the camera at hand but no sign of it. I'll report any more sightings, hopefully with a picture. We are about 2km from Farlington Marshes. |
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