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Small 'Sidewinder' Type Of Snake
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Went out of my French doors a couple of hours ago only to see a small thin dark snake, about ten inches long, moving away from me at some speed in a sidewinder action. It then slithered off my decking into the adjacent field.
I've never seen such a snake like this before, any herpetologist out there who could tell me what it could be?
I've never seen such a snake like this before, any herpetologist out there who could tell me what it could be?
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With the size and no obvious head appearance I'd say it was a slow worm
18:19 Wed 30th Jun 2021
Sqad, my French doors are located in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom!
I didn't think it was a grass snake, much smaller. It almost looked like a worm, no pronounced head to it, and almost black, not the look of a normal garden worm. It was the 'sidewinder' movement of it that threw me - only ever seen that on television before!
Back tracking, I suppose it could have been a grass snake, but a small one. The 'sidewinder' action could have been because it was moving over dry timber decking, whereas I have only seen grass snakes before moving through ... well - grass!
I didn't think it was a grass snake, much smaller. It almost looked like a worm, no pronounced head to it, and almost black, not the look of a normal garden worm. It was the 'sidewinder' movement of it that threw me - only ever seen that on television before!
Back tracking, I suppose it could have been a grass snake, but a small one. The 'sidewinder' action could have been because it was moving over dry timber decking, whereas I have only seen grass snakes before moving through ... well - grass!
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To those of you who said it could be a slow worm, thinking about it, you could be right! The one I saw moved very quickly, probably fleeing from me as I walked outside, frightening it.
To those of you who said it could be a slow worm, thinking about it, you could be right! The one I saw moved very quickly, probably fleeing from me as I walked outside, frightening it.
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