[dagger]

Has anyone seen any Snakes (Adders / Grass) or Lizards (Common) around the Sheffield area, there must be some as it is a bit rural in some areas.
And before someone says it, i don't mean the shops down Attercliffe.

[peakma]

I've seen a lizard at Burbage, Fox House.

[burny]

I saw a grass snake about 5 years ago at the grounds at Whirlow Farm... :0) ... not seen a lizard tho !

[miniminch]

i saw a geko on a walk on the opposite side of ladybower to win hill. It was amazing!

[sccsux]

Used to catch grass/corn snakes when I was young, up on the "back-edge" (near Fox Hill) in the farmer's fields.


Never caught or seen a lizard in (or near, for that matter) Sheffield in the wild. Don't really expect to either.

[redrobbo]

Not in Sheffield.........but I saw my first adder last week whilst on holiday. It was basking in the sun on a coastal path in Anglesey. Unmistakeable diamond zig-zag markings all down it's back. Beautiful creature. I was gob-smacked to find it, having trod this footpath many times before, without knowing it was adder country.

I stared at it for quite a while, but the moment I shouted my partner to come over and see it - it slithered straight into a crack in a wall. I hung around for over an hour, but it never reappared, alas.

I cannot understand why people don't like snakes, though reading 'Snake' by DH Lawrence maybe provides some kind of answer.

[jimmy62alan]

Hi there,
has anyone seen any of these Grass snake on your travels, the top one is a European Grass Snake that was some how introduce into the English countryside some time ago and there are several reported sighting around the country.
The second picture is the common Grass Snake that has the Melanistic black colouring this is not that common but is a lovely sight to see one, this is why I'm posting this to try and get some help trying to spot any one of these 2 Grass snakes as I have never seen them. Or if you have any photo's of these from your past travels that would be brilliant.
http://www.dropshots.com/spuggy#date...09-11/16:05:03
http://www.dropshots.com/spuggy#date...08-20/15:43:39
cheers ALAN
Sheffield S25

[whoopie]

I saw an adder while walking the dog in the place that used to be called 600, in tinsley, near canal. I was petrified, but fascinated at the same time. This was 2 years ago, and never seen one since.

[jimmy62alan]

Hi Whoopie,
I don't want to worry you but a human being bit off an Adder is one thing but a dog can be effected by the bite off one, we try to protect our furry little mates but the fact is the country has alot of these snake usually clusters in one large area. From what I've been reading if you know of areas with Adders it pays to keep a watch out if you have kids or pets with you.
I'm after a camera to get these snake on film, as my phone camera is a little bit crap lol.
ALAN

[harestone]

jimmy, why such an interest in adders all of a sudden if you don't mind me asking. ?

[animal2477]

wombwell dam used to be snided with grass snakes,and the mrs caught a lizard last summer basking at the side of the car one sunday morning,thought it had escaped from somewhere til my pal who's in to reptiles told us what it was,so the mrs released it back where she found it

[Unscarred83]

Never seen 1 in wild full stop, thi mind in Sheffield.

[taxman]

I've seen a grass snakes at Rother Valley Country Park and Wharncliffe Crags.

[carosio]

Back in the 50s, 60s we had an allotment at Rivelin Valley and occasionally you would see a Lizard sunning itself on the rockery. Once sat on Den Bank with a friend and he spotted a Lizard in the heather, made a grab for it and ended up with a just a section of its tail in his hand.

[jimmy62alan]

Originally Posted by harestone

jimmy, why such an interest in adders all of a sudden if you don't mind me asking. ?

Hi there,
its not a sudden interest in adders, its a interest in all snakes realy if i could offered the licence to keep an adder I would but I,m quite happy with my 8ft pregnant Common Boa, 2 x Cali King snakes and 2 Corn snakes.
Me and the misses do take in rescues and get them checked out then rehome if they are fit enough, one of the Cali Kings will never be rehomed he has some issues but me and Chris (the misses) will also keep him.
The amount of snakes we have at on time various quite a bit, we had 14 non feeding hatchlings last year and we got 12 out of the 14 pulled through and we would do that time and time again for any animal.
Cheers ALAN

[bobgirlsnake]

Ive seen a corn snake in the wild in sheffield and also in wales.

[Cookingfat]

when i was a young lad of about 8 or 9, my dad and we wold take our boxer dog up on to parkwood springs, i remember it so well because our dog would go unting birds nests in the longish grass during the breading seasonthe dog would ferret the grass untill she would find a sky larks nest and then she would eat the eggs. it was up there were i found the dog running around demented when i got to her she was yappingat something in the grass dad came across and said it was a grass snake we put the leed on the dog and walked away

[fatrajah]

Occasionally see grass snakes in my back garden at New Whittington near Chesterfield.

[matsalleh]

Originally Posted by carosio

Back in the 50s, 60s we had an allotment at Rivelin Valley and occasionally you would see a Lizard sunning itself on the rockery. Once sat on Den Bank with a friend and he spotted a Lizard in the heather, made a grab for it and ended up with a just a section of its tail in his hand.

Used To be lizards and grass snakes on Wadsley common then.

[jimmy62alan]

Originally Posted by bobgirlsnake

Ive seen a corn snake in the wild in sheffield and also in wales.

When you seen the corn snake what colour was it can you remember??
ALAN