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viperine water snake

Natrix maura

Description:

This water snake it is not venemous. Despite its common names, it is not a member of the Subfamily Viperinae. Its labials are yellow with black sutures. It has a diagonal dark band on each temple, and another behind it on each side of the neck. the adults normaly are 50 cm long

Habitat:

River

Notes:

This little one was on a riverside and it did not mind to be cought and fotographed

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2 Comments

FredericoMartins
FredericoMartins 10 years ago

Yes they do, not much more i think, but they do

That is so cute and small FredericoMartins. Do they grow more than that?

FredericoMartins
Spotted by
FredericoMartins

Coimbra, Portugal

Spotted on May 4, 2013
Submitted on Apr 2, 2014

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