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Occasionally Froglife receives calls from members of the public
who have seen snakes that do not match the description of any of
our native snakes. Closer inspection often identifies these as
melanistic (lacking colour pigments and therefore almost
completely black) or unusually light-coloured grass snakes or
adders, however
on some occasions they turn out to be escaped or released pets.
If you're unable to identify a snake please get in touch with
full description and, ideally, a photo.
Pet
snakes are rarely venomous or dangerous but do not attempt to
handle the snake yourself to be on the safe side.
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