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By *ophieslut OP   TV/TS
25 weeks ago

Central

A new snake has been seen in the UK, which originally did live here around 300,000 years ago, before the last ice age. A couple of established groups are around Colwyn Bay and Regents Park, in London. They've been reported elsewhere too. Normally residential of mid and southern Europe, where they're in decline.

The Aesculapian snake grows to a couple of metres in length and eats small rodents and other small animals, by constriction. It's not venomous

Would you like them to stay, including spreading more widely?

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By *ools and the brainCouple
25 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.


"A new snake has been seen in the UK, which originally did live here around 300,000 years ago, before the last ice age. A couple of established groups are around Colwyn Bay and Regents Park, in London. They've been reported elsewhere too. Normally residential of mid and southern Europe, where they're in decline.

The Aesculapian snake grows to a couple of metres in length and eats small rodents and other small animals, by constriction. It's not venomous

Would you like them to stay, including spreading more widely?"

Dangerous buggers,it's all over the news.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
25 weeks ago

little house on the praire

If it's not venomous can't see why not. I used to have a corn snake that sat on my head until the cat killed it

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
25 weeks ago

East Sussex


"A new snake has been seen in the UK, which originally did live here around 300,000 years ago, before the last ice age. A couple of established groups are around Colwyn Bay and Regents Park, in London. They've been reported elsewhere too. Normally residential of mid and southern Europe, where they're in decline.

The Aesculapian snake grows to a couple of metres in length and eats small rodents and other small animals, by constriction. It's not venomous

Would you like them to stay, including spreading more widely?"

Yes. I have an instinctive fear of snakes but I wish them no harm

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

In some towns in Turkey, Alanya in mind, the town has lots and I mean lots roaming the streets, they help keep the snakes away.

Back to your question, if it is an non indigenous species it should go. In the same way as the wild pigs in the Cairngorms of Scotland were dealt with.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
25 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

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By *ensuallover1000Man
25 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃"

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
25 weeks ago

East Sussex


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜"

I think even snakes would avoid a hedgehog as a snack

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

I like snakes and if it keeps the rats, mice and squirrel numbers down then cool. I like rats, mice and squirrels too btw

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By *ude LawMan
25 weeks ago

Harrogate


"A new snake has been seen in the UK"

Too right. And now he's Prime Minister.

Amirite?

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"A new snake has been seen in the UK

Too right. And now he's Prime Minister.

Amirite?"

Not really? Are you forgetting how Boris and Rishi fucked us all up and stepped into the Premier role?

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By *midnight-Woman
25 weeks ago

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"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜"

No that's badgers!! Favourite snack apparently is a hedgehog

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By *IXEN200Woman
25 weeks ago

newcastle upon tyne

They'd have a feast up here with all the rats at the moment so send them here

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By *ude LawMan
25 weeks ago

Harrogate


"A new snake has been seen in the UK

Too right. And now he's Prime Minister.

Amirite?

Not really? Are you forgetting how Boris and Rishi fucked us all up and stepped into the Premier role? "

I didn't consider that when making the joke, no.

Now I have egg on my face.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
25 weeks ago

in Lancashire

It's probably all coincidental but not seen Tom for a while and now this..

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By *aughty50sCouple
25 weeks ago

Yorkshire - but we travel a lot

Is it a one-eyed bed snake?

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By *ensuallover1000Man
25 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜

No that's badgers!! Favourite snack apparently is a hedgehog "

😭😭 Badgers….let’s cull the buggers! 😜

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By *ngel7disguiseWoman
25 weeks ago

Loughborough

Happy for them to stay!

Prefer scales to fur… oh did I say that out loud 🙊

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By *NormalMan01Man
25 weeks ago

Harrogate

Perfect! Leave it! Doesn’t seem to be that invasive if it’s in Europe. How it got back in to the UK is another question.

However, ecosystems are delicate things so it should be monitored.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Killed your head??

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By *NormalMan01Man
25 weeks ago

Harrogate


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜

No that's badgers!! Favourite snack apparently is a hedgehog "

Badgers couldn’t eat a live hedgehog if it tried?! Badgers mainly eat invertebrates.

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By *ophieslut OP   TV/TS
25 weeks ago

Central


"They'd have a feast up here with all the rats at the moment so send them here"

I think rodent numbers have been escalating

It's a bit exciting, having a new snake but I'd be concerned about its impact on our wildlife.

They do enter homes, to stay warm, from time to time. I'd be jumpy if I caught sight of a 5 or 6 feet snake, coming across my bed, or armchair

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By *ophieslut OP   TV/TS
25 weeks ago

Central


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜

No that's badgers!! Favourite snack apparently is a hedgehog "

The woodland trust says

' Badgers are the main natural predator of hedgehogs in the UK. Because badgers have thick skin and long claws, they are one of the few species that can kill and eat otherwise fairly well protected hedgehogs.'

I love them both. Sadly saw a hedgehog on the road last week . Alive and let it scuttle off but seems way too early to end hibernation!

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By *orester891Man
25 weeks ago

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Not native so will compete, rather they were removed but unlikely to be practical

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By *lowercandyWoman
25 weeks ago

Lancashire


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Not native so will compete, rather they were removed but unlikely to be practical "

Well seeing it was here before .. then that kinda makes it native

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜

No that's badgers!! Favourite snack apparently is a hedgehog

The woodland trust says

' Badgers are the main natural predator of hedgehogs in the UK. Because badgers have thick skin and long claws, they are one of the few species that can kill and eat otherwise fairly well protected hedgehogs.'

I love them both. Sadly saw a hedgehog on the road last week . Alive and let it scuttle off but seems way too early to end hibernation!"

I bet cars kill more hedgehogs than badgers do.

*goes to Google*

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By *ophieslut OP   TV/TS
25 weeks ago

Central


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜

No that's badgers!! Favourite snack apparently is a hedgehog

The woodland trust says

' Badgers are the main natural predator of hedgehogs in the UK. Because badgers have thick skin and long claws, they are one of the few species that can kill and eat otherwise fairly well protected hedgehogs.'

I love them both. Sadly saw a hedgehog on the road last week . Alive and let it scuttle off but seems way too early to end hibernation!

I bet cars kill more hedgehogs than badgers do.

*goes to Google*"

It's such a tragedy, each time I see one killed by vehicles. I'm guessing that it's probably tens of times higher, the numbers killed by our vehicles, compared with predators.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜

No that's badgers!! Favourite snack apparently is a hedgehog

The woodland trust says

' Badgers are the main natural predator of hedgehogs in the UK. Because badgers have thick skin and long claws, they are one of the few species that can kill and eat otherwise fairly well protected hedgehogs.'

I love them both. Sadly saw a hedgehog on the road last week . Alive and let it scuttle off but seems way too early to end hibernation!

I bet cars kill more hedgehogs than badgers do.

*goes to Google*

It's such a tragedy, each time I see one killed by vehicles. I'm guessing that it's probably tens of times higher, the numbers killed by our vehicles, compared with predators. "

I've just read that it's estimated to be between 100,000 and 335,000 a year

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
25 weeks ago

Reading

Did they eat Tom?

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By *ophieslut OP   TV/TS
25 weeks ago

Central


"Did they eat Tom?"

I don't think he was a fan but this species typically eats small mammals and I think Tom was rather more giant.

I can't emulate his news richness. And I really miss his geographic input too . Such a huge loss for us.

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By *ynamicnatureMan
25 weeks ago

Doncaster

Do these snakes hibernate in the winter?

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By *icolerobbieCouple
25 weeks ago

walsall

Where did these evil buggers come from?

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By *eoBloomsMan
25 weeks ago

Springfield


"Where did these evil buggers come from?"

Maybe they'll eat all the cats ?

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
25 weeks ago

Bedfuck

A couple of meters that's around 6ft that's pretty big. If it is a constrictor we might be in trouble, it could take a child.

Snakes are symbols of good n bad health, the 13 sign of the zodiac Osphecus is depicted wrestling one. I think this month is the sign of Osphecus, spellin?

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By *ophieslut OP   TV/TS
25 weeks ago

Central


"Where did these evil buggers come from?"

Despite being near London zoo, it states the colony in Regents Park didn't originate from them.

A lot of people have got fed up with pets and dumped them, as we saw from the pandemic :

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By *oughmanMan
25 weeks ago

Sunderland


"Let them stay say I 👍🏻

I like snakes 😃

….Wait….do they eat adorable little hedgehogs?

If so, let’s kill the bastards! 👍🏻😜"

Considering it's a constrictor I'd say hedgehogs are relatively safe. If anything it help with rat populations in those areas.

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