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Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 6:42 am Post subject: A Nice Neighbour.

I went fishing last evening without much luck but unlike me, my OH did. I got home at about 7.00pm and wanting to suprise me, Kaz quickly ushered me to one of my chicken pens. We've lived here for 21 years now and we've never seen one of these, what a pleasant suprise it was.

Going from the nice bulge in its midriff, our visitor has just made a nice meal of something. I've counted up my chicks and thankfully they are all there. I'm hoping that our new neighbour decides to stop in the neighbourhood. What a fantastic creature, it was easily 3ft long.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35056
Location: Devon

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 6:43 am Post subject:
Cool!

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 9:27 am Post subject:
How interesting that the hens keep away from it. They are usually such vicious creatures with anything potentially edible.

TheGrange

Joined: 12 Apr 2009
Posts: 874

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 9:35 am Post subject:
oh golly gosh you've just put me all about, i'm now refusing to go anywhere near the chicken pen ... can't abide snakes .. beautiful as they are... i don't wish them any harm but i'd rather be oblivious to their existance and they can be to mine

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 10:03 am Post subject:
What did it taste like?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 10:23 am Post subject:
Sort of snakey.

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 10:25 am Post subject:
Did it slither down nicely?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 10:26 am Post subject:
Did you wish you adder 'nother?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45516
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Jun 02, 09 9:52 pm Post subject:
a big un ace but dangeroos fof dogs and small kids

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Wed Jun 03, 09 6:34 am Post subject:
Its a grass snake dp not a python. We checked again last night, same time same place but no luck. I reckon she'll be sleeping off her meal for a few days, but apparently they can be quite territorial, so we are hoping to se this beautiful creature again.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 10 8:35 pm Post subject:
She's a shadow of her former self. We haven't seen anything of the snake since last summer, but today, Rob and I were moving some timber when we found this sloughed skin, so she's still around somewhere

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 10 8:41 pm Post subject:
shudders

Bodger

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Posted: Thu Sep 02, 10 8:49 pm Post subject:
Nah ! They're lovely.

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 10 8:51 pm Post subject:
I don't doubt it and I wish they didn't give me the wiggins, but they do

shopgirlsue

Joined: 26 Jul 2006
Posts: 197
Location: Nr Shaftesbury

Posted: Fri Sep 03, 10 7:55 am Post subject:

Nell wrote:

I don't doubt it and I wish they didn't give me the wiggins, but they do

Yeah me too Nell. I know it's illogical but I just don't like them.

Some one has seen one in our garden and a few months ago I found a baby one (about 10inches long ) so we might have a family

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