New era off to winning start as England’s ‘snakes’ bite back
as “the snakes” on their return to Dublin. Turned away from a previous Irish affiliation by Gareth Southgate the pair were ...
How to tell the difference between adders, grass snakes and smooth snakes?
The RSPCA explains how to tell the difference between the three snakes native to the UK - the adder, grass snake and smooth ...
Mum issues UK snake warning as pet dog attacked on countryside walk
The adder is the UK's only venomous snake and while the likelihood of being bitten by one is extremely small, some people and ...
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The real reason why there aren't any snakes in Ireland
So, how did that happen? During the Ice Age, Ireland and England were too frigid to be suitable habitats for cold-blooded reptiles such as snakes. But then, 10,000 years ago, when the glaciers ...
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Snakestones: the myth, magic and science of ammonites
The fossilised remains of ammonites were given the name snakestones in England because they resemble coiled snakes turned to stone. Museum palaeontologist Dr Paul Taylor, who has an interest in fossil ...