Snake! Snake! Oh, it's a snake

[nanila]

Swimming grass snake

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April 22nd was the first time in my 6.5+ years in England that I've seen a snake in the wild. There are only three types of snake in the UK: the adder, the grass snake and the smooth snake. I was very excited when the bloke & I spotted a grass snake while walking around a National Trust property in Norfolk (Oxburgh Hall). This was the best shot I could get of it, as it was swimming rather rapidly upstream...towards a group of ducklings.

Comments

[rydra_wong]

Snaaaaaaaake! That's a lovely shot. I didn't even know grass snakes swim.

[nanila]

I certainly wasn't expecting to see one swimming against the current. And making excellent progress!