David
Element
Wildlife
Photography
and Digital
Video Images
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Amphibians and Reptiles 27 - Viperine Snakes 1
VIPERINE SNAKE Natrix maura
VIPERINE SNAKE Natrix maura
- These photographs of a
young (non-venomous) Viperine Snake were
taken from the bank of the River Dourbie in southern
France showing this species performing in text-book
fashion in an aquatic habitat. David has his young
daughters to thank for drawing his attention to this
subject ("Dad, there's a snake in the
water!") without screaming as he was busily
concentrating on photographing a Southern Skimmer
dragonfly at the time. The stills camera was rapidly
sacrificed for a mini-DV when the photographer realised
that the snake was approaching, apparently unaware of his
presence. The result was a 90 second video clip showing
the snake passing by at close range and then disappearing
into the river. The juveniles of several European snake
species - including some poisonous ones - have a mottled
appearance and full identification was only possible
later on. The second photograph has been enlarged in
order to illustrate the head shape, eye pupil and
markings for identification purposes.
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