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A fish side snake in one of the fish ponds in the north of the country
Liron Shapira, the nature conservation coordinator of the Society for the Protection of Nature, captured with his camera a hunt in which a water snake inlaid catches a large goldfish in one of the fish ponds in the Harod Valley.
"During hours of observation I twice saw fish hunting," he says
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Jezreel Valley
Ziv Reinstein
Sunday, 06 June 2021, 14:16 Updated: 15:00
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The sight of a snake in a pool of water can be a terrifying experience for hikers, but for Liron Shapira, the nature conservation coordinator for the North Nature Conservation Society, it caused the camera to be pulled out and the snake documented exactly that it was a fish hunter.
The special documentation happened yesterday (Saturday) in one of the pools in the Harod Valley.
"I left in the morning, settled in and started the observation," Shapira told Walla !.
"Soon, I discovered many snakes active at the edge of the pool, among the weeds."
According to Shapira, this is
a water snake embedded in the
species: Natrix Tessellata, the only water snake in Israel whose main food is fish and amphibians.
It is non-toxic and does not pose any danger to humans.
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The water snake in action, yesterday (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature, Liron Shapira)
"I saw fish hunting twice"
"During a few hours of observation I saw twice a fish hunt. This happens in seconds so you have to be very alert! The snakes catch the fish in a dive and then swim with them to shore, in order to swallow them. Sometimes, when the fish is too big, it releases and escapes "I had a unique observation, and I will definitely return to the place again," Shapira added.
The snake while capturing the fish.
He will then swallow it on the beach (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature, Liron Shapira)
The fish ponds - a habitat for a huge variety of animals
According to Shapira, the fish ponds in the Jezreel Valley are a source of water and a habitat for a huge variety of animals: birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and more.
"The ponds are very important as an expression of moist habitats that have disappeared from the natural landscape. I photograph a lot in the fish ponds, every season of the year, the wildlife that is characteristic of it. I received the information about water snake activity from one of the ponds," he concludes.
The water snake, which is not dangerous to humans, swam to the West Bank with the fish it caught (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature, Liron Shapira)
"I had a unique observation," says Shapira about the shooting angles (Photo: The Society for the Protection of Nature, Liron Shapira)
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