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Leigh Member Joined: 15 Jul 2003 No. of posts: 16  View other posts by Leigh |
Posted: 12 Jun 2005 Hi Took a couple of pics of this snake whilst in Central France last week (Limoges area). Can anyone tell me what it is? Have looked in all my books but cannot identify it. The above pic was taken when it was in a crack in the stonework of the wall of the cottage (it seemed to spend a lot of time in all the cracks and holes of the stonework - there were a lot of lizards around though!) It came out of a hole (eventually) and I caught it and put it into a small cardboard box to take a better pic for identification purposes. Placed it back in the same place afterwards. Noticed it was a very timid snake, not aggressive at all. Size approx 12 -14 inches. Thanks Leigh Photo and Digital Imaging http://www.leightovey.com |
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-LAF Senior Member Joined: 03 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 317 View other posts by -LAF |
Posted: 12 Jun 2005 Certainly can! It's a smooth snake Coronella austriaca. A very rare animal in the UK and listed as a threatened in France. A great find. There's more information on the critters in the speecies identification pages on this site (link at top of page). Regards, Lee. Lee Fairclough |
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Leigh Member Joined: 15 Jul 2003 No. of posts: 16 View other posts by Leigh |
Posted: 13 Jun 2005 Thanks Lee For some reason I had discounted smooth snake as I had not expected to come across any in France...as the saying goes...never presume, always check!! So now I have photographed all three British species of snake...ok so one of them has French blood, a minor detail!!! Cheers Leigh Photo and Digital Imaging http://www.leightovey.com |
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