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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: paul.fr on 02/05/2008 14:20:26

Title: apart from Ireland, what other countries have no snakes?
Post by: paul.fr on 02/05/2008 14:20:26

Or is Ireland the only one?

Title: apart from Ireland, what other countries have no snakes?
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 02/05/2008 15:52:10

There are none in New Zealand, Iceland and Greenland. Oh, and Antarctica.

Title: apart from Ireland, what other countries have no snakes?
Post by: TheHerbaholic on 13/05/2008 07:50:24

The UK has grass snakes that can bite you with venom, apparently... I've never seen one and if I did I'd probabley try to catch it with sticks like the legendary Steve Irwin RIP!

Title: apart from Ireland, what other countries have no snakes?
Post by: Bored chemist on 13/05/2008 20:23:06

Are you getting grass snakes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_snake
 muddled with adders
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus
(which are venomous).
Anyway, while some bits of the UK have adders, Ireland doesn't.
Incidentally, once you had made the poisonous snake angry, what would you then do?
Last time I saw an adder I looked at it and left it alone. It did the same to me.