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stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

hiya people i didnt really no where to post this but i was wondering has anyone seen anything non native in the wilds of the uk Laughing

i hear alot about corn snakes that have escaped etc has anyone seen anything exotic?
cheers stu
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HerpCrazy!!! · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:02 am Post subject:

Loads and loads of various stick insects around cornwall Wink

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peaches · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:11 am Post subject:

There is a colony of Aesculapian Snakes Zamenis longissimus in North Wales somewhere that is well established. Apparently they escaped some zoo/institution and populated part of the welsh coutry side.
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HerpCrazy!!! · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:34 am Post subject:

Just remembered Wink

We have the following:
Marsh frog Rana ridibunda
Euro tree frog Hyla arborea
Midwife toads Alytes muletensis (Hiding somewhere in Bedfordshire)
European scorpion Euscorpion flavicaudus
And probably many more, if I remember any I'll post them up Wink

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HerpCrazy!!! · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:42 am Post subject:

Australoplana sanguinea var. alba Australian flatworm
Elatobium abietinum abietinum Green spruce aphid
Myzia oblongoguttata Stripped ladybird
Nathrius brevipennis A Longhorn beetle
Otiorhynchus porcatus A broad-nosed weevil
Scymnus suturalis A ladybird
Tetropium castaneum A Longhorn beetle
Artioposthia triangulata New Zealand flatworm
Rana catesbiana American Bullfrog
Triturus alpestris Alpine newt
Emys orbicularis European pond terrapin
Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared terrapin
Just found all these on http://138.253.199.114/IAAP%20Web/IAAPwebsite/Terranimspp.asp Wink

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lol93 · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:59 am Post subject:

Wall lizards and green lizards down south as well.
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H.S. · Key Member Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 481 Location: Kent

Not reptiles, but there are plenty Parrots (or parakeets ) doing well in Kent.
As for an escapee, my mother found an Adult Albino Cali King a few years back.
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stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

nice i remember doing an assignment on the ammount of escaped mammals that have established populations in england its amazing what random things turn up like porcupines! Laughing

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Ally · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject:

Loads of Ringneck parakeets round Heathrow too.

If you want to go back far enough, Grey Squirrels, Rabbits, Foxes and Phesants are all introduced too...

JStroud · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:54 pm Post subject:

...and the wallabies in Beaconsfield!!

Many North American or Northern European species can survive quite happily in our climate and environment which is al relatively similar. There reports of porcupines, skunks and raccoons are living (and possibly breeding?) with some success.

Planty of our now native fauna was originally introduced as Ally pointed out, both on land and in our water courses. Here's some more - carp, zander, rhododendron, japanese knotweed... Cool

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