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01-15-2007, 07:04 PM
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Herping in the Czech republic
In the year 2005 we spent our holidays in the Czech Republic.
Ofcourse I went looking for reptiles and so. Some animals I found...  A Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) of a few weeks old.  The habitat were it lived.
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01-15-2007, 07:08 PM
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Re: Herping in the Czech republic
In another habitat I found a male Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)
   His habitat
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01-15-2007, 07:13 PM
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Re: Herping in the Czech republic
Also found a lot of Sand Lizards (Lacerta agilis)...
 A female Sandlizard  A semi-adult male Sand Lizard  Their habitat
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01-15-2007, 07:15 PM
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Re: Herping in the Czech republic
In 2006 we found next to the animals I mentioned above also some Adders (Vipera berus), but were not abled to make some decent pictures of them.
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01-15-2007, 07:46 PM
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Re: Herping in the Czech republic
This year we again go to the Czech Republic. But this time to somewhere in the north/northeast.
In 2005 and 2006 we were in the southwest part of the country. We hope to find some beautiful animals.
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01-15-2007, 08:37 PM
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Re: Herping in the Czech republic
God those grass snakes are awesome. They kind of look like a king cobra I saw (in pics) and Bairds ratsnake (I think) with the metal look.
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01-15-2007, 09:31 PM
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Re: Herping in the Czech republic
Yep, I have to agree. That male grass snake is very cool looking, and I didn't realize the Czech Republic was so pretty, either. Great pictures, Fons (like always).
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01-15-2007, 10:24 PM
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Re: Herping in the Czech republic
Nice to see a familiar species.
 Thamnophis, have you ever had a grass snake behave aggressively? I've never come across an aggressive grass snake. I'd get a grass snake couple if it didn't require a permit to keep domestic species (don't know if it applies to subspecies as well), it's absolutely the most beautiful Natrix species and remarkably similar to garters.
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Re: Herping in the Czech republic
@ Stefan-A... No, Grass Snakes normally don't bite. They musk and try to get away.
@ Cazador... The Czech republic is a very pretty country with friendly people and low costs. And they invented the beer!!! In the Netherlands it is forbidden to keep Grass Snakes. It doesn't matter what subspecies it is. All subspecies are forbidden. In the Netherlands it is impossible to get a permit as a privat person to keep them. In the Reptilezoo where I work we have a permit for keeping them when they are brought to us by the governement. When it is unknown where they come from, they stay in our zoo.
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