Viperine Snake
Natrix maura
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 5,596
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The viperine water snake or viperine snake (Natrix maura) is a semiaquatic, fish-eating natricine water snake. Despite its common names, it is not a member of the subfamily Viperinae. It was given its common names due to exhibiting a dorsal colour pattern that superficially resembles that of sympatric adder species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Natrix maura”.