"Jake" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:05:10 +0100, "Ian B"
wrote:

Christina Websell wrote:
"Derek Turner" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:28:08 -0700, harry wrote:

Dismantled the compost heap yesterday and found about thirty grass
snake eggs. It least that's what I assume they are as we have
grass snakes, they regularly clear out my pond of tadpoles. I've
put them in my propagator in some damp compost. Waiting to see what
happens.

The police arrest you for an offence under the Wildlife and
Countryside act? ISTR that they are protected.

Since the compost heap has already been dismantled (or he wouldn't
have found the eggs which he could have no idea were there) I think
harry has done his best for them by doing what he has.
I don't expect the W&C Act exists to punish people who accidentally
find grass snake eggs in their compost heap while dismantling it.
I'd be so thrilled if I had grass snake eggs in *my* compost heap, I
doubt it as I've never seen a grass snake in my garden but hey, I
rarely dismantle my heap, it's 100 yds away so perhaps they are there
without me seeing them? I really enjoyed reading harry's post about
this and I hope he gets some baby grass snakes hatching out in his
propagator

Just hope there's no RSPCA inspectors, or the type of people who like
phoning them up, reading this newsgroup...


Ian

Or get pro-active and phone the RSPCA and say they've been found in
the compost heap and ask what to do. Place your bets on (1) sorry, we
have no inspectors in your area so cannot help you but would you like
to make a donation? (2) put them back in the (non-existent) compost
heap and would you like to make a dontation? (3) you shouldn't have
dismantled your compost heap in case there were eggs in it but would
you like to make a donation? (4) sorry, we're too busy with squirrel
killers at the moment and would you like to make a donation to
squirrel rescue? or (5) doh??? but would you like to make a donation
anyway?

I have no time for the RSPCA. Some may have better experiences than mine,
though. IMO, they are a waste of donations.
Tweed