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smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)
| Subject: | smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)
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Date: 2008:08:30 18:44:51
Camera: PENTAX K100D (PENTAX Corporation )
F number: f/19.0
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Focal Length: 100/1
Upload Date: 2017:01:26 15:19:14
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Description
English: Detail of a Smooth Snake, Coronella austriaca. This is a young specimen (probably second life year) with an estimated length of 25 cm and a body diameter of about 10-12 mm.
Deutsch: Detailausschnitt einer Schlingnatter (Coronella austriaca), hier ein halbwüchsiges, wahrscheinlich im zweiten Lebensjahr befindliches Tier mit einer geschätzten Körperlänge von 25 cm bei einem Durchmesser von vielleicht 10-12 mm. Es lag am Abend wärmetankend auf einem Sandweg in einem Heidegebiet.
Date 30 August 2008
Source Own work. Location: North-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany.
Author Christian Fischer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fice
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CoronellaAustriaca2.jpg
Coronella austriaca (commonly known as a smooth snake) is a non-venomous colubrid species found in northern and central Europe, but also as far east as northern Iran.The smooth snake feeds on smaller animals, especially other reptiles. It subdues larger prey by constriction, although unlike true constrictors it does not actually kill by this method. Smooth snakes are ovoviviparous. The juveniles hatch out of eggs internally and are born live. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Colubridae, Subfamily: Colubrinae.
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Smooth Snake - Coronella austriaca.
A slender snake, the dorsal surface is usually grey or brownish with a double row of brown or black spots. These spots sometimes appear fused giving a crossbar effect. The flanks may also have a single row of spotting. The back spots can also be joined down the back forming 2 longitudinal stripes down the body. Stripes and bars can also occur for just short parts of the markings with the double row being present as normal on other areas. |
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Scientific Name: Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768
Common Names: Smooth Snake; [French] Coulerve Lisse; [Spanish] culebra lisa europea
Synonyms:
Coluber laevis Hermann, 1804
Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768 |
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