- Many will hear the serpent and think of a dry place, because the man is well aware that reptiles need heat. However, not all snakes are the same; not everyone likes the same conditions, which allows, among other things, the diversity that exists. Each one usually has its own corner of life and the snake biperacaras definitely like the water areas. In many places, this animal is known as the “snake of the river” or the “water snake”. In fact, the biperacara snake is passionate about water.
He is an exceptional swimmer and an excellent diver. It moves the body in the way serpents walk on the ground in narrase to walk on the surface of the water or underwater, and how much more! You can also spend minutes without getting to the surface, which allows you to have an excellent ability to fish your most precious food, fish. He'll also eat trout, leftovers, frogs, and handkerchiefs.
It is an animal well known to those who have been fishing for hands. “The water serpent has no room, it doesn’t chew. But when we were fishing for hands, I put my hand in and caught him. I told them I wouldn’t go anymore.” Most of the fishermen in the river, however, are not afraid of it, and they say that on several occasions, although they have caught the snake biperacara while they go fishing for trout, they have returned again. Because they know very well that the biperacarus snake does not contain poison, and that even the tooth does not hardly make it.
The one who knows a little less about snakes, however, looks cautiously at the biperacarus snake. Because their design can also create confusion. As its name suggests (biperacara), it resembles a snake and takes advantage of this feature when it feels threatened: it inflates the neck area, placing a triangular head like a snake. But there are differences between the two. The viper has all head and body flakes of the same size. Biperacarus snakes, but larger than those of the body. Also the pupil, the viper has a vertical and the viperacre has a round shape. The snake has poison; the biperacaras, no.
In fact, the viper snake and the biperacara snake are not even of the same gender. Closer to the biperacarus snake is the snake with the tie itself, both belonging to the genus Natrix. Both are lovers of wet areas, although they do not have much in common in terms of design.
This serpent with nabar or reddish colors has relatively dense populations in some areas of the Basque Country. It also has a fairly widespread distribution throughout the Basque Country, making the bathing area popular for most of those who have a stream or river. He will also tell you how the mad fisherman is fishing, as they told us in the Urumea Valley: “When you catch the trout, you walk with the trout. When the trout begins to run hard, it runs back and forth; it ceases. When he relaxes, he returns to the land and eats another tooth and eats like that.” A good observer, who not only enjoys, but also learns in nature. In addition, with the snake biperaca, in the privileged area: where the sound of the brook softens the ear.
SNAKE BIPERAKARA (Natrix maura)
THE TEAM: Vertebrate / Reptilian.
THE SIZE OF: 90 cm. in length.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Close to the water area.
WHAT DO YOU EAT? Mostly fish and amphibians.
LEVEL OF PROTECTION: He's not protected.