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Snake?

KateR16
09/05/2023 08:09

Hi- I spotted this snake (possibly!) in the water at minsmere yesterday. A quick google search says it could be a smooth snake but also says these are very rare and not seen in east anglia. Can anyone identify it? 

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  • 09/05/2023 09:55
    Agreed, that looks like a slow worm. Not something you see swimming very often.
    If you see a snake swimming in the UK it is most likely to be a grass snake (which would have an obvious black and yellow collar). Adder (which have a zigzag pattern) swim well, but less often. Smooth snakes are restricted to a few heaths in central southern England (Dorset/Hampshire/Surrey) and are not found elsewhere in the UK.
    Slow worms are actually lizards, not snakes, but are very widespread and often occur in gardens (as do grass snakes) so can be quite easy to find - if you know where to look
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  • 09/05/2023 09:55
    Agreed, that looks like a slow worm. Not something you see swimming very often.
    If you see a snake swimming in the UK it is most likely to be a grass snake (which would have an obvious black and yellow collar). Adder (which have a zigzag pattern) swim well, but less often. Smooth snakes are restricted to a few heaths in central southern England (Dorset/Hampshire/Surrey) and are not found elsewhere in the UK.
    Slow worms are actually lizards, not snakes, but are very widespread and often occur in gardens (as do grass snakes) so can be quite easy to find - if you know where to look
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