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Water Snake / Cobra de Agua

Natrix maura viperina

Description:

A bit agressive and defensive. Whistles a lot and atacks if you get close enough. After a while she surrenders and can be very friendly.

Habitat:

Near fresh water courses. Feeds on smal reptiles and anphibians, insects, fish...

Notes:

Found on my backyard... Had to move her to a more adequate habitat.

1 Species ID Suggestions

montpellier snake
Malpolon monspessulanus


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3 Comments

it is a malpolon monspessulanus 100% sure

GayaQi
GayaQi 11 years ago

thank's...
i had a good model posing

jimmy76
jimmy76 11 years ago

Great Picture

GayaQi
Spotted by
GayaQi

Portugal

Spotted on Sep 1, 2012
Submitted on Sep 1, 2012

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