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09/8/2013 at 5:50pm
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Make sure you check your boots and your bed before getting in.... :)
Like the UK most snakes are not poisonous to most people
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09/8/2013 at 6:09pm
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We don't live far from the Dordogne and we see snakes in the garden every year. Always wear my wellies if I'm going into the longer grass. We try and keep the grass cut short to as protection for the cat and dog.
As said most are non venomous but we see vipers most years. We have a lot of the large green lizards which supposedly feed on young snakes.
Of course 'slow' worms are also very common which look like snakes but are a lizard.
If it has a round pupil then it is non venomous BUT if it has a SLIT PUPIL it is venomous. See here..French Snakes
oops!!! I've copied the same link as above. Sorry
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09/8/2013 at 7:06pm
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Have camped in France for over 20 years and the only snake I've ever seen was a water snake in a pond on a site near Cluny, Burgundy.
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09/8/2013 at 7:47pm
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Quote: Originally posted by dxflyer on 09/8/2013
Really appreciate the link - I can cope with most things and am reasonably adventurous but I'm a complete coward when it comes to snakes.
Not sure what type of snake was in the campsite. Apparently the people who's site it was discovered on said it had yellow markings on it and the campsite staff said it was very vicious but harmless.
Thanks again for the information - I'm never leaving my boots in the awning again!!
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09/8/2013 at 9:23pm
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Scorpions hurt when they sting.Ive seen them in provence and seen quite a few snakes sunbathing in the alps.Usually just give them a clear birth.
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No snakes, but kept finding loads of scorpions in the pool at the apartment in Bedoin , year before last, I kid you not
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