A friend of a friend is on duty in Iraq and snapped this photo of a snake basking in the water...
Anyone?
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help ID' ing Iraqi snake
DeanAlessandrini
Jul 05, 2005 02:48 PM
Replies (3)
Greg Longhurst
Jul 05, 2005 07:43 PM
That's the local common name for Natrix tessellata tessellata.
It is apparently widely distributed thoughout the region, & is quite common wherever water is present.
~~Greg~~
DeanAlessandrini
Jul 06, 2005 07:40 AM
Certainly that's what it is.
Thanks for the local common name!
Dean
Greg Longhurst
Jul 06, 2005 05:12 PM
You are more than welcome, Dean. I kinda figured you or the guy over there would get a kick out of that. I got that from the SSAR's book on reptiles & amphibians of the Middle East.
There are actually several snakes that look superficially like that including a Malpolon, but when I saw the genus Natrix..and the water in your photograph, the light flashed on.
Glad I could be of service to ya. ~~Greg~~
