A "snake" was seen in the overgrown part of our garden that inhabits large numbers of lizards already. It was a sunny day, and I was outside filling up the bird feeders. The sun-bathing lizards caught my eye, and I watched them for a bit. Then, to my left there was some movement in the undergrowth. I got closer and saw a large browny, silvery creature slithering. I didn't see its head, which would have given it away, so I am not entirely sure what it was. Through trial and elimination, I have ruled out the Adder and the Grass Snake. Unfortunately, this leaves me with the rarest of the 3, the Smooth Snake. While they do live in our area, and in other southern areas, they are known for being particularly scarce. According to its article/factfile on the BBC website, they primarily eat lizards, which would explain why it was there.
However, there is another species it could have been too. The slow worm is a legless lizard, which can grow to be nearly as large as some snakes. The reason why I am not sure if it is a slow worm is because most of the time, they aren't very active, but this one was moving quite fast. It might also have been a bit large to be a slow wom. Okay, now I am just confusing you! Can somebody help?
Here are some pictures of the suspect creatures.
Top: slow worm from google imagesBottom: Smooth snake from BBC website
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