Unexpected visitor....

[PPToni]

A little surprise visitor today

 

[mike_dublin]

Google says 'viperine snake (Natrix maura), also known as the viperine water snake. It is a non-venomous snake that is often mistaken for an adder due to its similar appearance'.
If it turns out, that Google is wrong, don't blame me

 

[PollensaRuss]

Toni posted a little video of it on Facebook for anyone who would like to see it: Puerto Pollensa Snake Video

It was really cool to see, but whether it's venomous or not, I'm going to have to inspect every inch of the pool before I get in now and sunbathing is going to be 100% less relaxing!

 

[PPToni]

Google says 'viperine snake (Natrix maura), also known as the viperine water snake. It is a non-venomous snake that is often mistaken for an adder due to its similar appearance'.
If it turns out, that Google is wrong, don't blame me

I did some research too and I think you're right. We helped it out of the pool, but weren't fast enough to catch it. So it slid off into the stone wall. We've not seen it since

 

[debz1]

A little surprise visitor today

I saw that on Facebook Toni .. didn’t know it was in your pool !!! Malc and I saw one once in the little torrent by the bridge just past the turn off to Llenaire hotel. We were looking for turtles and got quite a shock when we saw it

 

[Rockape]

I think they are Horseshoe snakes, an invasive species from the mainland. Not poisonous, but they do bite.

Seem to be a lot around on the island.