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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (sily)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-09-21 |
| Categories: Reptiles |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-11-18 16:17 |
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| Points: 4 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Water snake (natrix natrix) skin, found it in september on a trunk near the water.
The Grass Snake, sometimes called the Ringed Snake or Water Snake (Natrix natrix) is a European non-venomous snake.prey almost entirely on amphibians, especially the common frog, although they also occasionally eat mammals and fish. Grass Snakes are strong swimmers and are usually found close to fresh water.
Grass Snakes hibernate over the winter and mate soon after they emerge in the spring during April or May. The leathery skinned eggs are laid in batches of 8-40 in June to July and hatch after about 10 weeks. As eggs require a temperature of at least 21° C to hatch, rotting vegetation, including compost heaps are preferred locations. The young are around 18cm long when they hatch and are immediately independent.
Not being venomous, their only defenses are to produce a foul-smelling fluid from the anal glands.
So don't be so stupid like I was to catch one, my hands stunk whole day horibly! |
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