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© MMV James Bryant, this site is dedicated to Keven Bryant (1964-1975) who knew the pleasures of fishing but was not given the time.

                                                                                                       

Water snake (grass snake) snapped at Trow by me on 15 September 2002.

They hibernate from October to March, often communally in old rabbit burrows, wall crevices, in piles of manure or under tree roots.

They are good swimmers - their generic name means water snake. They swim with their heads out of the water, but if disturbed, grass snakes will dive underneath and hide amongst water weeds. They can remain underwater for up to an hour.

When threatened, grass snakes puff up their bodies and hiss loudly in an attempt to frighten the predator away. If contact is made, they emit a foul-smelling liquid.