Do british snakes (adders) eat fish from ponds? I had to cut one free from my pond as it had become entangled

Question

and lately my fish sem to be disappearing!

Answer 1

Yes they will, they are good swimmers, but grass snakes more commonly eat fish from ponds. adders generally eat small rodents, such as the short-tailed vole. They will also eat lizards, frogs and newts, and have been seen taking young from the nests of ground nesting birds.Adders also feed on mice, toads, and insect larvae. The Adder injects its prey with venom and then follows it, waiting for it to die.

Grass snakes feed mainly on frogs and toads, but also eat fish, newts and small rodents. They will occasionally take nestling birds. They swallow their prey head first and usually alive!

Answer 2

adders are opportunist hunters and will hunt and eat anything

Answer 3

its a common mistake to make but it was probably a grass snake because they love eating frogs and newts. adders are a lot smaller with diamond shapes on their back and no yellow v on teir neck. also adders are venomous and it would've bitten you! grass snakes are quite common especially round ponds and lakes and are completely harmless and in my opinion quite sweet really

Answer 4

The only snake that dwells by a pond or riverbank is a grass snake, Britain's largest snake