grass snake - is a completely harmless snake that lives in Russia and abroad.Unfortunately, the poor often confused with a reptile viper.Imagine how many snakes are killed each year by mistake!Today, my paper is devoted to this sweet snakes.
Habitat
grass snake (picture shown below) - this land and aquatic reptiles.Zoologists are not in vain it is referred to as such.Snakes - excellent swimmers and lovers of feedings in water or near water.This snake is common throughout Europe, except the Far North.Adder can be seen along the banks of rivers, marshes and lakes inhabited by thick bushes.Wet wood - it's just divine habitat for him.In addition, the snake is found in abandoned buildings, ruins, in the cellars, in piles of garbage and so on.
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grass snake perfectly gets close to other animals and even human!For example, these snakes just love to settle in the hen house, where they can easily find a common language with the hostess of the "establishment" - chickens.From time to time these snakes lay their eggs in the nests that have been abandoned chickens or ducks.
Previously among the population of Ukraine there were a belief: if you kill the snake, it will soon be ill.The fact that these reptiles almost worshiped.Once their plants in their own homes instead of cats, so they hunted mice.And it is worth noting, in reptiles it turned out just fine!By captivity they get used very quickly.Week - and certainly becomes tame.He is not even trying to crawl away.
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As I said, grass snake - a great swimmer and diver.Moreover, it may still be based on the water bottom.In case of danger snakes just there and find their salvation.Zoologists watch these marvelous, harmless to humans snakes, describe the following picture: duck floats, and on the back of her hiding small uzhik!Yes, friends, snakes often climb on the backs of waterfowl to better spy their prey - fish!Incidentally, these snakes are not only perfectly mastered the ponds, but ... trees!They deftly climb on them, moving from branch to branch.
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grass snake, as they say, is small so smelly!If he faces any danger, he immediately takes a special defensive posture and starts to hiss menacingly!At the same time in the course of his teeth let alone rarely: they still a little confused.Why do I say that this snake smelly?The fact that caught too begins to sprinkle their enemy horribly smelly feces!Therefore, if you do not want to be trapped, do not scare the already frightening snakes!
Talking about what eats too common, it is impossible not to mention his favorite dish - live frogs.Catching amphibian, lightning, he swallows it.His last moments frog survive in the belly of a snake.
numerous family of snakes include the so-called medyanok living in the crevices of rocks.They live in Europe.There, there are about 20 species.By the way, in the southern part of Europe lives legendary Aesculapius too!One legend says that this reptile is not nothing but a messenger of god Asclepius.It is believed that this alone saved Rome from the plague!
