I’ve seen a few Grass snakes before but only when I’ve been on organised reptile rambles so I wasn’t entirely sure whether this quite small, sadly deceased creature was a Grass snake or a Slow worm. My Twitter pals quickly confirmed it was indeed a snake.
I found it in a local lane during this morning’s walk. It must have been basking in the sun when it was run over by a passing vehicle. Isn’t its skin amazing?
earthstar 
Aw that’s sad. 😦 Hopefully he can at least be a good meal for someone?
I once tried to rescue a garter snake I believe had been run over by taking it to wildlife rehab, but unfortunately he didn’t make it.
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It was sad. Not sure what might eat it – a bird perhaps? Good on you for trying to rescue that snake – at least you tried! 🙂
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it’s skin might be amazing but it’s tragic that he was run over, that overshadows everything. Nature doesn’t want us to go back to normal.
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I don’t want us to go back to the old normal either. 🙂
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Oh poor thing. 😦
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A friend said he was surprised to see this as they’re usually very alert and move quickly away from potential danger. Perhaps it was already sickly.
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Very sad that it had to die, poor thing. But yes, very interesting.
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Yes, I would much rather have seen it alive.
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