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Viperine Snake

Natrix maura

The Viperine Snake is a smooth, non-venomous snake that loves to swim! It has a special ability to blend in with its surroundings, making it a great little sneaky friend in nature.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Viperine Snake has a stocky body with keeled scales, usually grey, olive, or brownish with dark blotches or a zig-zag pattern along its back. Its triangular head and patterned skin make it visually similar to a venomous viper, though it is harmless.

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Viperine Snake
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Viperine Snake

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It has no venom and is completely harmless to humans!

Their rough scales help them grip slippery prey, even underwater!

This snake can play dead, flopping lifelessly to trick predators!

Viperine Snakes spend most of their lives near freshwater rivers and ponds.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Viper Mimicry

Viperine Snake has patterns and a flat head that make it look like a dangerous viper, scaring away predators.

Fähigkeit

Amphibious Assassin

Viperine Snake can hold its breath for long dives to hunt fish and frogs expertly under the water.

Fähigkeit

Stinky Shield

Viperine Snake can release a foul-smelling liquid from its glands when threatened, deterring predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
50-100 cm
Gewicht
0.1-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
8-12 Jahre
Top Speed
2 km/h
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Gelegegröße
5-25
Brutzeit
40-70 Tage
Maximale Tiefe
3 m

Ernährung und Fütterung

Eats fish, frogs, and other small water animals, making it a super swimmer and hunter!

Altersunterschiede: Young snakes primarily eat tadpoles and smaller aquatic invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • Small Fish
  • Frogs
  • Tadpoles
  • Newts
  • Toads

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Storks sometimes prey on Viperine Snakes found in wetlands.

eaten by

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Herons are common predators of these aquatic snakes.

hunts

European Chub

Squalius cephalus

The snake preys on various freshwater fish, including chub.

hunts

Iberian Water Frog

Pelophylax perezi

Frogs are a frequent and important part of its diet.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a snake, it's best to watch from a distance and not touch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Viperine Snake?

50-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Viperine Snake?

0.1-0.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Viperine Snake?

8-12 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Viperine Snake?

2 km/h

Was frisst Viperine Snake?

Eats fish, frogs, and other small water animals, making it a super swimmer and hunter!

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Viperine Snake?

8 km/h

Wo findet man Viperine Snake normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Viperine Snake?

Ambush

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