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[Speicher]

I saw a different kind of snake in the garden today. It was about twelve inches long, with bright yellow eye caps. Does anyone know what it was, or how to find out please?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I saw a different kind of snake in the garden today. It was about twelve inches long, with bright yellow eye caps. Does anyone know what it was, or how to find out please?

Assuming a UK snake and not an escape, there’s not many to choose from…
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/how-identify/identify-snakes

 

[classic33]

I saw a different kind of snake in the garden today. It was about twelve inches long, with bright yellow eye caps. Does anyone know what it was, or how to find out please?

What colour was the snake?

 

[Speicher]

What colour was the snake?

Sorry, I meant to put the colour in my post. It was a uniform dark colour, either dark brown or black. No chevron (adder) or other pattern. It is the prominent yellow eye "caps" that I thought would help to identify it.

 

[midlife]

Grass snakes have yellow but that's more on the neck?

 

[Speicher]

This was definitely two prominent yellow spots on the head, rather than a band on the neck.

 

[classic33]

Sorry, I meant to put the colour in my post. It was a uniform dark colour, either dark brown or black. No chevron (adder) or other pattern. It is the prominent yellow eye "caps" that I thought would help to identify it.

Possible escapee, nothing natural to the UK matches the description.

 

[Speicher]

Rather like this:

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Rather like this:
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Grass snake ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40853286

 

[Speicher]

Thank you @Flick of the Elbow

The second photo down on your link is this:

I think it was a baby snake (twelve inches long) as they can be up to three feet long.

 

[Speicher]

Proper name "barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica."

 

[slowmotion]

The adverts on Cyclechat continue to surprise me. Nicole from Mayfair says she's keen to give me ( and other tired executives ) a de-stressing massage in my own home.

 

[postman]

The adverts on Cyclechat continue to surprise me. Nicole from Mayfair says she's keen to give me ( and other tired executives ) a de-stressing massage in my own home.

she must have found out miss Goodbody has retired.

 

[Gravity Aided]

A lonely, unwelcoming station.

Looks more like a gas station than a train station.

 

[Gravity Aided]

And no cyclist stopping to take bl@@dy pictures of everything

Well, there's me.