snake id help

[Dipcdame]

Hi all, I'm still here in the UK at the moment, loving life!!!! Staying with my cousin who says he saw a snake, but can't remember the name of it, hoping someone can help.
He says it was black with red markings along its entire length, no more than a metre long and was venomous. We've ruled out Coral snakes, and I'm at a loss as to what else it could be, not necessarily Aussie, and not very big. Howzat for a REALLY general question! All he can tell me are the details I gave you.
Hope at least one genius here can help and put me out of my misery, it's really bugging me!!!!! Thanks, in advance!

 

[Acrochordus]

Hi all, I'm still here in the UK at the moment, loving life!!!! Staying with my cousin who says he saw a snake, but can't remember the name of it, hoping someone can help.
He says it was black with red markings along its entire length, no more than a metre long and was venomous. We've ruled out Coral snakes, and I'm at a loss as to what else it could be, not necessarily Aussie, and not very big. Howzat for a REALLY general question! All he can tell me are the details I gave you.
Hope at least one genius here can help and put me out of my misery, it's really bugging me!!!!! Thanks, in advance!

I dont get your Question did he see it in Australia Or somewhere else, Thanks Tim.

 

[notechistiger]

Milk snake?

 

[eipper]

If it in the UK its an escape the 3 species that are native (Adder, Coronella and Natrix) do not have red and black bands.....It sound like an escaped Lampropeltis species

Cheers,
Scott

 

[Dipcdame]

Hi, sorry, but all he can say is that he saw it on the tv, he can't remember which country, not necessarily Aus, I googled black snake with red markings into images and we went through the mug shots, but he couldn't see any that looked familiar.
He says its not a big snake, but insists that he did see one. Not even sure if he's got the story right, but I promised I'd exhaust all avenues, you guys are my last hope of finding anything.
Notechistiger, many htnaks for the suggestion, I'll put it to him and show him a pic. I dunno, these poms!!!!! LOL
PS Notechistiger, love the avatar, looks scared or ferocious, which is it? LOL

 

[redbellybite]

You sure he didnt see a juvie colletts dipsy ?
get on th elapid thread and show him the pics of the snakes there.... .got some hot looking baby colletts
it might be just the snake he is thinking of

 

[waruikazi]

Coral cobra

 

[notechistiger]

Notechistiger, many htnaks for the suggestion, I'll put it to him and show him a pic. I dunno, these poms!!!!! LOL
PS Notechistiger, love the avatar, looks scared or ferocious, which is it? LOL

Neither, actually. He was looking at a something outside the fence

 

[Acrochordus]

If Aussie i would say Collets, if not Aussie it could be anything, Thanks Tim.

 

[Dipcdame]

thanks all, your input is much appreciated.