Common name: the Dice Snake
Conservation status: Least Concern
Distribution: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Moldova, Monte Negro, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Size: up to 1300 mm
Description: upperside coloration varies from greyish green to brownish or black, with dark spots. Underside coloration varies from whitish to orange with black spots
Habitat: rivers, coasts, streams, lakes, ponds and the surrounding terrestrial habitat
Activity: diurnal, hibernation occurs from October to April
Diet: mostly fish, amphibians
Reproduction: oviparous, breeding period occurs from March to May
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- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation
- Province of Saratov, Russian Federation