An unexpected visitor

P usually goes out after dinner and looks around the pond. I think he communes with the newts and looks around for our single frog friend.  This evening, same as usual  (he's a creature of habit), there he is bending over the pond water and I hear a frightened cry of "snake". Now P does not like snakes, it might even be a phobia. I had go and rescue him from this monster.

It was really a snake, not just an earthworm  .  It was about 15" long and as thick as as a large pencil. It was swimming around the edge of the pond as if it was looking for a way out and wasnt happy being looked at by either of us. I wasn't sure what type of snake it was,  so I dashed  indoors to get a photo. Unfortunately,  I failed miserably but saw our baby snake disappear up under the waterfall base.  Investigation revealed it was a grass snake, not and adder thank goodness.  P is still not happy about it but I've calmed him down.  Liizard last month,  snakes this month,  what will it be next month, alligators?  

Awesome. I miss seeing grass snakes. Not got any on the island. I’d be really pleased to the that in the garden.

"...as if it was looking for a way out.." it might have been looking to see if there were any more newts or frogs to eat.

"...as if it was looking for a way out.." it might have been looking to see if there were any more newts or frogs to eat.

The newts were definitely wary of it.

"...as if it was looking for a way out.." it might have been looking to see if there were any more newts or frogs to eat.

The newts were definitely wary of it.

P was as wary as a newt too. There's something familiar about the combination of P and a Newt.

"...as if it was looking for a way out.." it might have been looking to see if there were any more newts or frogs to eat.

The newts were definitely wary of it.

P was as wary as a newt too. There's something familiar about the combination of P and a Newt.

It rolls of the tongue    I agree, not that I can apply it to P he seldom drinks.  There seem to be less newts than there were, do you think this is significant? 

It’s nature . It will balance itself out.

It’s nature . It will balance itself out.

Perhaps... humans aren't so good at it, and we have to admit we are part of nature. I say much the same thing when the sparrowhawk gets a small bird. Mummy sparrowhawk has to feed its young somehow.