#natrix tesselata

[giulliadella]

This is dice snake (Natrix tesselata) probably the dumbest looking snake in Europe. It feeds primarily on fish, it’s a great swimmer, it produces very stinky musk in self defense, it sometimes plays dead and it never bites. The photo was taken by my herpetology teacher and I need the entire internet to see it.

@snake-spotted

[giulliadella]

Look at this gorgeous girl I caught:

My dumb ass is currently on a field trip with my university and all I can say is that herpetology courses are paying off. She’s a very big female dice snake (Natrix tesselata) and she was full of eggs! Unfortunately she decided to have explosive diarrhea all over my hands, but catching snakes can be a dirty and VERY STINKY job. I still love her though. After evaluation and measurements taken, she was let go UwU

@snake-spotted