The common snake is a completely harmless snake that lives in Russia and abroad. Unfortunately, the poor reptile is often confused with the viper. Imagine how many snakes die by mistake every year! Today my article is dedicated to these cute snakes.
Habitat
Already ordinary (photo below) is a land and aquatic reptile. Zoologists knowingly rank it among those. Snakes are excellent swimmers, as well as lovers of feeding in water or near water bodies. This snake is distributed throughout Europe, except for the Far North. Already can be seen along the banks of rivers, swamps and lakes inhabited by dense shrubs. The wet forests are simply a divine habitat for him. In addition, the snake is found in abandoned buildings, ruins, cellars, garbage heaps, and so on.
Hello neighbor
Common already perfectly coexists in the neighborhood with other animals and even with humans! For example, these snakes simply love to settle in chicken coops, where they easily find a common language with the mistresses of this "institution" - chickens. From time to time these snakes lay their eggs in nests,abandoned by chickens or ducks.
Earlier, there was a belief among the inhabitants of Ukraine: if you kill a snake, you will soon get sick. The fact is that these reptiles were almost worshiped. They were once bred in their own homes instead of cats to hunt mice. And it is worth noting that the reptiles did it just fine! They get used to captivity very quickly. A week - and it becomes tame. He doesn't even try to crawl away.
Both reader and reaper…
As I said, the snake is an excellent swimmer and diver. Moreover, it can lie motionless at the bottom of the reservoir. In case of danger, only there they find their salvation. Zoologists who have observed these wonderful snakes, harmless to humans, describe the following picture: a duck is swimming, and a small snake is hiding on its back!
Yes, friends, snakes often climb on the backs of waterfowl to better look out for their prey - fish! By the way, these snakes not only perfectly mastered the reservoirs, but also … trees! They deftly climb them, moving from branch to branch.
Stay away from me
Common snake, as they say, small and smelly! If he is in any danger, he immediately assumes a special defensive posture and begins to hiss menacingly! At the same time, he rarely uses his teeth: they are still of little use. Why did I say this snake is stinky? The fact is that the captured one already begins to sprinkle his enemy with terribly smelly feces! So if you don't want to getin a mess, then do not scare the already frightened snakes!
Speaking of what the common snake eats, it is impossible not to mention his favorite dish - live frogs. Having caught an amphibian, he swallows it with lightning speed. The frog lives its last minutes in the belly of the snake.
The so-called copper snakes that live in the crevices of rocks belong to the large family of snakes. They also live in Europe. There are about 20 types of them. By the way, it is in the southern part of Europe that the legendary Aesculapius lives! One of the legends says that this reptile is nothing but the messenger of the god Aesculapius. It is believed that this one saved Rome from the plague!
