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Hi Suz, I rarely miss a grass snake under cover objects without any help.

You just need to be really sure there are no adders and do not hesitate, most grass snakes will be coiled and there is a moment whilst they sit there thinking... hmmmm who lifted the roof off my house.. by then they are in the hand  

It just comes from with confidence I guess and picking the right conditions. I would agree that sitting of kneeling for ACO capture can be very helpful. I have a technique now that where adder are likely to be around my left hand is gloved, I have a hook handy and as I lift the tin with my gloved hand the other hand is already sweeping across to grab anything whilst a scan for any stripey ones, works for me

I would highly recommend using corrugated bitumen, one more advantage over traditional tins is that you can 'roll' the object back slowly, revealing each animal in turn.

 

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Thanks for all the advice.  I'll let you know how I get on.
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HI jonathan if your still unsure ill go with you ( once bitten  )

if your not to far away  

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