Large snake filmed slithering along canal tow path in Sheffield

Stuart Sanderson shared this footage of a grass snake which he spotted on the tow path beside the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal

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00:00This video shows a large snake which was spotted slithering along the towpath beside the Sheffield

00:11and Tinsley Canal. The footage was recorded by Stuart Sanderson who said the snake was

00:16about 4 foot long. Sheffield and Wotherham Wildlife Trust confirmed that the creature

00:21pictured is, as they put it, a lovely and rather large grass snake. The Trust said that

00:27as the UK's largest native snake, they can grow up to around 150cm and whilst they'll

00:33often be found mainly in grassland or woodland border habitats near rivers and ponds, it

00:39isn't unknown for them to be near other water sources such as canals in urban areas.