Snakes

[Hamlet]

Ripped the useless roof off our woodstore and found these coats that some squatters had left on top of the woodpile   

[happy_flyer]

Good job it was only the skins you found then !!

[Jacqui Harvey]

Never seen a snake thank goodness, but we did see a large hedgehog running along the wall at our Villa.  It was moving pretty quickly. Never seen one before in Turkey.  I wonder how common they are?

[Scunner]

Maybe too common for you Jacqui

[scorcher]

Ooh I say.....

[Jacqui Harvey]

First for me, never seen one in Scotland either.  I will call it Sir Hedgehog if I see it again, then it will not be common.

[Hamlet]

Plenty of hedgehogs up here in Üzümlü much to the amusement of one of our dogs, who tries to pluck them, 2 in our garden in the last week.

Loads of tortoises, again to the joy of the dogs, 2 of which seem to think tortoises are like the Fray Bentos steak & kidney pies in a tin, they will often spend ages trying to hide from me whilst trying to break the shells open.

The joy of living in a rural community! 

[Jacqui Harvey]

Love to see the tortoises, we have some around us in Calis, but we are at the back of Calis in a more rural area too.   It is the big centipedes I hate, they give me the creeps.

[WordBird]

Must admit I'm not being quite so adventurous in my off-roading with the dogs at the moment as I've seen a few snakes slithering around lately.....
Oh, and I found one of these critters in my lounge the other night....just glad it didn't sting any of the animals while I was out!

[KKOB]

I wouldn't worry about snakes. They're far more frightened of you and the dogs and will almost always try to make a quick getaway.

Tortoises are probably more of a health hazard because most are infested with ticks that are always looking for fresh blood, and the tortoises also carry a strong strain of salmonella.