…you met a snake?
In short Step back and let it leave. A snake does not attack first — it defends itself when left no way out.
Should you step in?
No. A snake needs no catching, no chasing and no “relocating”.
When is help needed?
If it is injured, tangled in bird netting or construction mesh, or trapped indoors with no way out.
What you must never do
Do not pick it up or try to identify it up close. Do not kill it: every snake in Ukraine is protected.
When to contact us
If the snake is indoors, tangled or injured — and always if a bite has happened.
A real rescue
A grass snake tangled in anti-bird netting: such nets catch far more than they are meant to.
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