Natrix natrix

[Stefan-A]

It's still a great picture.

[Thamnophis]

And... just to make you jealous

I work in a Reptile Zoo and we have a Natrix natrix there.
We are a shelter for mistreated and dumped and seized reptiels, amphibians and invertebrated animals.

A few yaers ago we got a Natrix natrix. Do not know where it came from, but it is a kind of spastic and its body is badly developed. Ther are a lot of strange twists in his body.
Eventhough it does well. It cannot be placed back in the wild because of its handicap and because we do not know from where it came.
So... I can keep a Natrix natrix legally

Three pictures of the beast...

[schlangenland]

Hi there,
I almost never saw Natrix n. natrix in the wild (of Germany;-), though it is the most common species of snakes in our country, but I see them every day in our terrarium where we keep 2,2 (it's allowed to keep c.b. here). I heard, it's also not allowed to keep them in Belgium). N.n.natrix have these (moonlike) blotches in the neck. HAve a look on the photos on our website: www.schlangenland.de - Natrix natrix natrix
See you.
Thomas:-)

[Stefan-A]

It's the only subspecies we have.



Not the best picture and much of the head is obscured. Also not the most common coloring in the area where I found this one, most are metallic grey with black markings of varying size and shape, from small barely noticable dots to a sharp, almost checkered pattern.

[drache]

that's always my problem as well - I want them all