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from Kate Brown contains these words:

Well it's not frogs either, or water snails, both of which are plentiful
in our tiny pond in France. I even saw a water snake basking in it,
resting on a cushion of duckweed. I wish I could find something that
would eat it - what fish might?

ITYF it was a grass snake.

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Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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