Viperine Snake
Natrix maura
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Natrix
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
- Invasive in
- Mallorca and Menorca
About
Viperine Snake (Natrix maura) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in France, Gibraltar, Italy, Portugal, Spain and 1 more. It has also been introduced outside its native range (Mallorca and Menorca), where it is invasive. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 36 more. Common: recorded in 2475 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
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Heathland
- Mountain Slopes
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Salt Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Rivers
- Streams
- Creeks
Related snakes
- Natrix flagelliformis
- Dice Snake Natrix tessellata
- 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.