My parents are on holiday in the south of France. They have a snake poking out of the fireplace in the middle of the room. It is making a big racket that sounds like a rattle. Here is a detail of a pic they sent (not naturals with camera on phone!)
I have tried to look it up but it looks different to the Couleuvre markings. Do you think it could be an escaped snake?
What on earth do they do with it? It appears to be trapped.
Thank you for the link… we saw one of these a few days ago… and it took me by surprise as I’d not noticed a dragonfly with this colouring before.