What kind of snake is this?

[AdamT]

Found this swimming in our lake....pretty freaky.



Located south of France near Toulouse.

[Ricky_M]

Worst "I've got a house by the Lake in the South of France" thread ever............

On a serious note, I've don't have a clue, sorry!

[Laurel Green]

Does it have tits?

[Jerwatt]

Since it's PH:

Worst "look at my snake" post ever.

[defblade]

If it was UK, I'd say grass snake. But hard to tell from that photo.

[ErnestM]

I had to look at the larger picture - I think what you have there is either an adder or an asp (slit eyes are a giveaway). Hopefully you're not keeping it around as a pet.

[GTIR]

Trouser Snake.

[Rach*]

GTIR said:

Trouser Snake.

They're a bit of a rarity these days

[GTIR]

Rach* said:

GTIR said:

Trouser Snake.

They're a bit of a rarity these days

Be round in 10.

[Penny-lope]

GTIR said:

Rach* said:

GTIR said:

Trouser Snake.

They're a bit of a rarity these days

Be round in 10.

Keep chipping away GTIR, she'll get the hint one day

[2L8]

Looks like a dice snake - natrix tessellata. Relative of our grass snake i think.

[Rach*]

Penny-lope said:

GTIR said:

Rach* said:

GTIR said:

Trouser Snake.

They're a bit of a rarity these days

Be round in 10.

Keep chipping away GTIR, she'll get the hint one day

[magpie215]

looks to be getting ready to strike to me.....probably a labour snake.

[Benzman]

Looks like a slippery character to me.

[goldblum]

I think it's too big to be an Adder or Viper so Grass Snake is most likely.

[Phooey]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qG2-5JvZBCw/SwxdZMCIfaI/...

[Japveesix]

The head shape and proportions in general just look wrong for an Asp. From that angle the head (especially markings around the mouth etc) do make it look like a dice snake but I can't find anything that says they are found in that area (though they could well be).

The eye looks slit-like in the picture but I think that's just the angle/light etc. Op should be able to say if it had a slit eye or round as they do look fairly different close up.

Any more pics?

[Famous Graham]

Japveesix said:

Op should be able to say if it had a slit eye or round as they do look fairly different close up.

Just not TOO close up

[goldblum]

Japveesix said:

The head shape and proportions in general just look wrong for an Asp. From that angle the head (especially markings around the mouth etc) do make it look like a dice snake but I can't find anything that says they are found in that area (though they could well be).

The eye looks slit-like in the picture but I think that's just the angle/light etc. Op should be able to say if it had a slit eye or round as they do look fairly different close up.

Any more pics?

I don't think the eyes ARE slit like.

[Rach*]

Famous Graham said:

Japveesix said:

Op should be able to say if it had a slit eye or round as they do look fairly different close up.

Just not TOO close up

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