Christina Websell wrote:
"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...

I've had experience with the RSPCA sniffing around when two dogs of
mine had a fight about food when I was away visiting a friend in
hospital. Thanks to my neighbour for reporting that to the RSPCA
when I was away for a few hours.

Same neighbour that got my very elderly cat put down. Cat had never
put her foot outside for years, 25 yrs old. but when she was outside
looking for me when I got hospital emergency admission she was
collected up by someone passing by, put down before I could rescue
her. I was gutted.

I think I might have murdered my neighbour if that had happened to my cat.


Ian