Kitty Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I am trying to identify a snake. Six inches long, it was thin and greeny brown. It's head was much wider than its body. It had a 'V' shaped mark on its neck in yellow and black.I was swimming in a friend's pool this afternoon when my 13 year old son spotted it swimming exceedingly fast. At first, I thought that it was a slow worm. I was going to get it out with a flip flop and then realised that it was something like a viper. It was all a bit surreal because, as soon I thought that it could be a poisonous snake, it started following me in the pool. My son was getting really distressed that I was going to get bitten because it was moving towards me quicker than I could swim.My friend managed to catch it in a net and release it into the scrub.But what was it? I have looked on the Internet, including Chris P's Planet Passion website.Do baby snakes not have the same markings as adults? I can't identify it because it did not have zig zags on its body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 was it this this is a young one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Amazing. This is very, very similar. I have just shown it to my son. The head was wider and the pattern on the neck was more 'V' shaped. The body is spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 A grass snake, they are excellent swimmers, love water and harmless to us. The yellow collar is the give away, vipers do have a black V but they have a diamond pattern in black down their backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Thanks one and all. It was a good swimmer and very fast in the water. I shall tell the owner of the swimming pool.I spend a lot of time in that pool rescuing little beasts - grasshoppers, flies, spiders etc. I get a pile of leaves and help them into them, letting them dry out on the side of the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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