Snakes..

[Harmless]

eeeeeek

[lissa]

Well done for letting the snake go! Even if poisonous, still deserves a chance to live, part of the ecological system............ we also poison the earth - more so than this snake!

[Jacqui Harvey]

Well, done,  Glad the snake is now free.   I would not like to see it killed just because it was a snake.  I agree with Lissa.

[johntaylor49]

So pleased to see this thread and the result. Letting it go the best thing.

Snakes will always try and avoid us nasty humans, most snake bites come from
people surprising them and it is just a defensive reaction. I once lived in a House
that had an attic with snakes but we rarely saw them, once in the Airing Cupboard and
very impressed the way it "shimmied" up a pipe and back home to the Attic.

Hurrah foir Hissing Sid!

[bewva]

Don't forget the photo Barry.

[Rindaloo]

Yes... Took it on my scooter, still in the bucket(with lid).
Went out into the countryside and let him slide out into a field.
Try and put the photo on in a mo.....

Good man.  The likelihood is that it was a Black Whip Snake, and they are good for keeping rats and mice under control and I believe they aren't venomous.  But don't hold me to that, LOL!!

http://www.herp.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/DolicJugul.htm

[wetnwindy]

Look after it - it is commonly called a game keeper snake here as it is non venomous and eats rats and mice.

[johntaylor49]

Surprisingly I thought we only had the one venomous snake in the UK, but
after the recent elections and watching extracts from Parliamentary debates I realise there are hundreds!