A chess viper is not a new piece on the board, but a cross between a viper and a snake, which has not only a toxic character, but also a poison many times stronger than the original. Of course, frightened people try to eliminate such a dangerous thing at the first meeting. 
Don't worry, water snake, they're just jealous of your catches!
There's just one catch: chess vipers don't exist! Snakes and vipers are so different that offspring can just as easily be expected from the copulation of a toad with both snakes! 
Well, at least they won’t be waving their shovels and boots underwater!
Snakes and vipers are different families. Like the Montagues and the Capulets, romance does not work out at this level, and half-breeds never appear. But this did not stop the bikes from appearing. 
Checkmate, ignoramuses!
Under the mask of a deadly snake there actually lies a non-poisonous and harmless snake, common in half of Eurasia. All the people's anger falls on the reptile because of the color of its skin. The checkerboard coloring is painfully reminiscent of viper colors, and not the standard black and orange outfit of the snake. Add to this its impressive size: the length of the water snake carcass reaches one and a half to two meters - and it becomes clear why the reptiles shy away. 
Fto? What sufas? I didn't feed anything! And he didn’t eat!
The only thing missing from the villain's image is a piercing gaze. But here there is a mistake - the snake’s eyes express fear rather than insidious plans. This, by the way, is one of the main signs by which a non-venomous snake can be identified. 
On the left is a viper. On the right - really. Determining where who is is really difficult. But you need to look it in the eye! The viper has angry eyes, like the main villain, and the snake has simple eyes, like the good, stupid hero.
Even though the snake is safe for people, in its category the water snake is at the top of the food pyramid. It hunts small mammals, birds, amphibians and even snakes. Including vipers! So the snake is on our side, he’s our bro! 
Shock! The first reliable footage of the Loch Ness monster.
But the water snake’s favorite dish is fish. It is capable of swallowing even a large pike. Any avid fisherman would be envious of such a catch, but the snake does not catch large gill-breathing snakes for trophies. And to save water bodies. 
Malibu rescuers are rushing to the rescue! This noble snake gives mouth-to-mouth breathing to the fish!
Large predators such as rotans, gobies, pikes, perches - having bred in a small closed reservoir, become tyrants. No other living creature simply can grow and develop. Until our scaly hero catches the usurpers for lunch and restores justice. Taste preferences become life-saving - the snake controls the number of predatory fish, thereby increasing biodiversity! 
Fish: Wait, but I'm the dominant predator! Snake: *Enjoys his fish dinner*
The reptile also does not allow itself to be offended. He fights off enemies with all available means. They use nasty miasma from the cloaca, theatrical death and bites - the snake still has teeth. Alas, no fangs or poisons can save us from total urbanization. There are fewer and fewer reptiles in European countries. 
I eat a stick of sausage at three in the morning, thinking that no one sees me.
Fortunately, superstitions and urban development are not enough to break the water snake. The animal is far from extinct and continues to reproduce as if nothing had happened. Stormy amorous meetings are taking place right now: in March-April. By mid-July, nests are already being built in full. The brood will hatch only in September. Young people will not have time to master it - after a month they will go into hibernation. The time for super-predation and hiding from superstitious people will begin only next spring!
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