snake in pond.

"Gary John" wrote in message
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Hi all, hope i am in the right group as i have a outdoor pond.

$$ There is a pond group called rec.ponds.

My worry is that tonight, I have noticed a snake in the pond. Is this
anything to worry about and will it be of concern to my goldfish.

$$ Yes. All water snakes will eat fish small enough for them to swallow. I
know from experience. :-(

I live in the south west of England.
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Hi group,

I have been recommended to post here from a fellow member.
I have a goldfish pond in the back garden here in the south west of England
and found a long snake in there last night.
Will this scare or harm my goldfish and, if so, what can I do about it
please?
"Reel McKoi" wrote in message
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"Gary John" wrote in message
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Hi all, hope i am in the right group as i have a outdoor pond.

$$ There is a pond group called rec.ponds.

My worry is that tonight, I have noticed a snake in the pond. Is this
anything to worry about and will it be of concern to my goldfish.

$$ Yes. All water snakes will eat fish small enough for them to swallow.
I
know from experience. :-(

I live in the south west of England.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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"Gary John" wrote in message
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Hi group,

I have been recommended to post here from a fellow member.
I have a goldfish pond in the back garden here in the south west of
England and found a long snake in there last night.
Will this scare or harm my goldfish and, if so, what can I do about it
please?

Sounds like like a Grass snake. Is it green ?
If so, they eat frogs and toads and fish.
Adders (or Vipers) which are poisonous are shorter and fatter, and have
black markings.
If you're not sure seek help

Peter

Peter,

Thanks for the reply. The snake is silver/yellow has black hoops and is
quite long, approx 12/14 inches, any ideas - Where do I "seek help"
Thanks
Gary


"2pods" wrote in message
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"Gary John" wrote in message
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Hi group,

I have been recommended to post here from a fellow member.
I have a goldfish pond in the back garden here in the south west of
England and found a long snake in there last night.
Will this scare or harm my goldfish and, if so, what can I do about it
please?

Sounds like like a Grass snake. Is it green ?
If so, they eat frogs and toads and fish.
Adders (or Vipers) which are poisonous are shorter and fatter, and have
black markings.
If you're not sure seek help

Peter

"Gary John" wrote in message
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Peter,

Thanks for the reply. The snake is silver/yellow has black hoops and is
quite long, approx 12/14 inches, any ideas - Where do I "seek help"
Thanks
Gary


"2pods" wrote in message
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"Gary John" wrote in message
...
Hi group,

I have been recommended to post here from a fellow member.
I have a goldfish pond in the back garden here in the south west of
England and found a long snake in there last night.
Will this scare or harm my goldfish and, if so, what can I do about it
please?

Sounds like like a Grass snake. Is it green ?
If so, they eat frogs and toads and fish.
Adders (or Vipers) which are poisonous are shorter and fatter, and have
black markings.
If you're not sure seek help

Peter



Certainly doesn't sound idigenous to the UK....I'd suggest calling the RSPCA
or a local zoo....sounds like an escapee

Gill

"Gary John" wrote in message
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Peter,

Thanks for the reply. The snake is silver/yellow has black hoops and is
quite long, approx 12/14 inches, any ideas - Where do I "seek help"
Thanks
Gary


I'd try RSPCA, or local vet.
What I meant was for you to get help, as I wouldn't want you bitten :-)
Might be worse, could have been a very large spider shudder

Peter

"Gary John" wrote in message
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Peter,

Thanks for the reply. The snake is silver/yellow has black hoops and is
quite long, approx 12/14 inches, any ideas - Where do I "seek help"
Thanks
Gary
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Don't you have a wildlife service there in England? What about calling
your local zoo for recommendations?
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"Gary John" writes:
Peter,

Thanks for the reply. The snake is silver/yellow has black hoops and is
quite long, approx 12/14 inches, any ideas - Where do I "seek help"
Thanks
Gary

You could try http://www.petsnakes.co.uk/ - you might find it in the
photo galleries. There's also a mail address for questions.

John.

"Maxx Pollare" wrote in message
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A fat Koi named "Gary John" jumped up from his pond and laid on me
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Peter, Thanks for the reply. The snake is silver/yellow has black
hoops and is quite long, approx 12/14 inches, any ideas - Where do
I "seek help" Thanks


I'm still not sure...
Prehaps if it was discribed diffrently:

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology...rn.htm#stripes

Then we could try to look it up. };8)
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We get snakes here called black racers that are over 5' long. Some people
call them chicken snakes. The only ones we haven't seen in our ponds are
those small green garden snakes. Most of the snakes we see are well over
24" in length. Unfortunately by the time I go inside for the book to
identify them, I can't remember exactly what marking they had. :-(
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"Maxx Pollare" wrote in message
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http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology...rn.htm#stripes
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The ones we have have mainly blotches and diamonds, except for the large
black racers.
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