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tim-f Senior Member Joined: 13 Apr 2008 No. of posts: 60  View other posts by tim-f |
Posted: 22 Mar 2009 Hello all. On the Mendips this afternoon, I saw quite a few Grassies despite a pretty cold wind. I've seen them very close to Adders before, but not quite this close! The Adder moved over the Grassie and away, while the Grassie stayed motionless. It was hard to tell if the Grassie was comfortable with the encounter or was wishing it was somewhere else (their expressions are hard to read
In the same area I saw this one with a dodgy left eye. Is this an injury or is it about to slough?
This one with white on its tail is presumably about to slough?
Hope other people had as good a day as I had today! Tim.
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tim hamlett Senior Member Joined: 17 Dec 2006 No. of posts: 572  View other posts by tim hamlett |
Posted: 22 Mar 2009 great shots tim cheers tim |
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Suzi Senior Member Joined: 06 Apr 2005 No. of posts: 860  View other posts by Suzi |
Posted: 22 Mar 2009 I have seen adders, grass snakes and slow worms all together under tins. Seems you had a good day. I was out on an East Devon heath yesterday morning and saw 6 lizards but no snakes. A bit disappointing but they were possibly mosaic basking in which case hard to see. Suz |
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Robert V Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 717 View other posts by Robert V |
Posted: 28 Mar 2009 The second photo down looks as if the grassie has sustained a nasty injury to the ey at some stage - I'd say its definitely blind in that one now. Rob RobV |
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Paul Ford Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2006 No. of posts: 124 View other posts by Paul Ford |
Posted: 30 Mar 2009 Tim, I think we saw that grass snake with the dodgy eye today - if it is the same one it has got a lot worse and I think it might need treatment... Mark - can you post up that photo? Cheers Paul
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herpetologic2 Senior Member Joined: 15 Jun 2004 No. of posts: 1369  View other posts by herpetologic2 |
Posted: 30 Mar 2009 Does anyone know of local vets who deal with reptiles? Vets have an agreement that they treat wildlife free of charge. I have rescued several animals and have my local vet treat them however I dont think they look at reptiles..... J Vice Chair of ARG UK - self employed consultant - visit ARG UK & Alresford Wildlife |
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arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 30 Mar 2009 Paul - I'll get Jay to post up a photo of said grass snake because I don't have a decent close-up of dodgy left eye. I'm pretty sure its the one and same snake. Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
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mibes Member Joined: 22 Mar 2008 No. of posts: 27 View other posts by mibes |
Posted: 31 Mar 2009 I think this is the same one last weekend.  More Galleries at my site.. Time in motion |
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Ophiuchus Member Joined: 04 Jan 2007 No. of posts: 44 View other posts by Ophiuchus |
Posted: 31 Mar 2009 Here is the poor grass snake, if it is indeed the same snake the injury has got a lot worse. As you can see it has become quite swollen  Ophiuchus *~*the serpent bearer*~* |
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Paul Ford Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2006 No. of posts: 124 View other posts by Paul Ford |
Posted: 01 Apr 2009 Well it certainly looks like the same snake and that eye is getting worse So, should I try to catch it and take it somewhere or leave it alone???? Paul |
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herpvet Member Joined: 30 Oct 2006 No. of posts: 30  View other posts by herpvet |
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 Hi Paul I would definitely try to catch that snake and get it treated - almost certainly some sort of infection there, and (just from the pictures - a vet who actually sees the snake would be in a much better position to determine best treatment) surgical debridement and antimicrobial cover look necessary. An abscess there could spread potentially fatally. Other possibilities such as a tumour exist, of course : ). Hope this helps, Bruce. Bruce Maclean, Bird & Exotic Animal Veterinary Services. |
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Paul Ford Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2006 No. of posts: 124 View other posts by Paul Ford |
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 Thanks Bruce. I did go up yesterday to look for the poor fella but Sod's Law dictated that there was no sign... I haven't given up yet though Paul |
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Ophiuchus Member Joined: 04 Jan 2007 No. of posts: 44 View other posts by Ophiuchus |
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 Hope you manage to find her/him, heprvet, what does debridement mean? Ophiuchus *~*the serpent bearer*~* |
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herpvet Member Joined: 30 Oct 2006 No. of posts: 30 View other posts by herpvet |
Posted: 05 Apr 2009 [QUOTE=Ophiuchus]Hope you manage to find her/him, heprvet, what does debridement mean? [/QUOTE] Hi, It just means cleaning away all the necrotic tissue, pus etc (manky stuff, to use the technical term : )). If this is not done, there is much less chance of antimicrobial drugs clearing the infection, and even if they do the remaining pus can act as a focus for reinfection. Cheers, Bruce. Bruce Maclean, Bird & Exotic Animal Veterinary Services. |
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Ophiuchus Member Joined: 04 Jan 2007 No. of posts: 44 View other posts by Ophiuchus |
Posted: 05 Apr 2009 Thanks for explaining. Ophiuchus *~*the serpent bearer*~* |
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tim-f Senior Member Joined: 13 Apr 2008 No. of posts: 60 View other posts by tim-f |
Posted: 05 Apr 2009 No sign of the snake with the bad eye today. Perhaps "nature has taken its course". Quite a few others around though, with several pairs mating. |
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kevinb Senior Member Joined: 18 Mar 2009 No. of posts: 61 View other posts by kevinb |
Posted: 09 Apr 2009 Thanks to Paul for a great day out and looking through pictures from the day I noticed this Grass snake, hope the marks are not related to the swollen eye of the previous snake
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herpetologic2 Senior Member Joined: 15 Jun 2004 No. of posts: 1369 View other posts by herpetologic2 |
Posted: 16 Apr 2009 That looks like an infection. I found some snakes with similar symptoms on a capture exercise on a motorway project two years ago. Get the animals to a vet asap to check J Vice Chair of ARG UK - self employed consultant - visit ARG UK & Alresford Wildlife |
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Robert V Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2004 No. of posts: 717 View other posts by Robert V |
Posted: 05 Apr 2010
And John, maybe have a look at these two cases, certainly similar. What's more Jon is saying he found snakes with symptoms on one of his searches/recording projects R RobV |
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