Dice Snake
Natrix tessellata
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Natrix
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 22
- How common
- Common
About
Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crimea and 17 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 43 more. Common: recorded in 2431 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Steppe
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Mountain Slopes
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Rivers
- Streams
Related snakes
- Natrix flagelliformis
- Viperine Snake Natrix maura
- Grass Snake Natrix natrix
- Natrix longivertebrata
- Natrix parva
- Natrix forsteri
- Natrix merkurensis
- Iberian Grass Snake Natrix astreptophora
- Grass Snake (helvetica) Natrix helvetica
- Natrix mlynarskii
- Natrix hillmani
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.