This snake belongs to the family of snakes, and therefore can not be poisonous.Yellow-bellied snake has another name zheltopuz or yellow-bellied.In Europe, larger snakes there, it can reach a length of two meters.Yellow-bellied quickly crawls, has an elegant body and relatively long tail.The upper body is painted in a uniform color: olive, brown or almost black.On the back of the juveniles held one, and often two rows of dark spots, sometimes they merge to form transverse bands.At the head of dark dots merge into the correct geometric pattern.Several small spots located on the sides and a snake.Her belly is grayish-white color with yellow stains located on the edges of abdominal scutes.
Habitats
yellow-bellied snake prefers to settle in dry places, basking in the daytime in the open sunlight areas.The activity occurs only during daylight hours.It may be hiding in the bushes, orchards, vineyards and the ruins of buildings.In the mountains, it found up to an altitude of 2,000 meters, where it hides among the rocks on the rocky slopes.Yellow-bellied harbored not only among the rocks and thickets of bushes, but in rodent burrows or hollow trees.He is well-climbing on the branches, but not to a higher altitude climbs.Although in general, is not afraid of heights, and if necessary can jump down from a tree or a cliff.The snake is often found on the banks of reservoirs, not because he loves to swim, but because of the large amount of food in coastal thickets.Sometimes the yellow-bellied snake crawls under the stack wall or outbuildings.
hunter and his prey
With sharp vision, fast response and high speed of movement, the snake is a successful hunter.Runner prey are most often small mammals, lizards and large insects, such as grasshoppers or her relatives.Impoverishes the snake nests of birds, located on the ground or low in trees and bushes.Yellow-bellied snake has quite a varied menu, which include lizards, snakes, birds, rodents.
hunts he even vipers, sometimes receiving from these bites, but, apparently, especially not suffer from this.Given the intensity of hunting zheltopuza, it can be argued that where he lives or rodents or poisonous snakes is not in sight.
Protective aggression usually confronted with a man, yellow-bellied snake is trying to quickly retreat.But after a while he will definitely return to its original place, especially if there is his refuge.If people have nowhere to retreat, or come close to his hideout, runner boldly rises to his defense.However, he not only shows his aggressiveness, but make jumps towards the enemy.Widely open mouth, a loud hiss and a bold attack impression.The skid may even bite for any vulnerability.Bites are rather strong, but they are not poisonous.Yellow-bellied snake, in fact, a harmless creature, forced his aggressiveness and evil nature is protected encroached on its territory.
