Grass Snake on Shaw-wall Lane
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The photograph on this page of Grass Snake on Shaw-wall Lane by Ian Calderwood as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Ian Calderwood Taken: 10 Jun 2007
Grass snakes are non-venomous and harmless to humans. This one managed an impressive hiss before slithering off into the roadside vegetation.