Snakes

Sand Boa (Eryx jaculus)

Sandboa (Eryx jaculus), 80cm adult, Limnos, Greece, May 2010
Sandboa (Eryx jaculus), 80cm adult, Limnos, Greece, May 2010

Dwarf Sand Boa (Eryx miliaris)

Dwarf Sand Boa (Eryx miliaris), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, July 2024
Dwarf Sand Boa (Eryx miliaris), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, July 2024

Eastern Montpellier Snake (Malpolon insignitus)

Eastern Montpellier Snake (Malpolon insignitus), Thrace, Greece, July 2020
Eastern Montpellier Snake (Malpolon insignitus), Thrace, Greece, July 2020

Western Montpellier Snake (Malpolon monspessulanus)

Montpellier Snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) Sistema Central, Spain, August 2013
Montpellier Snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) Sistema Central, Spain, August 2013

Iberian Grass Snake (Natrix astreptophora)

Grass Snake (Natrix astreptophora), Sistema Central, Spain, August 2013
Grass Snake (Natrix astreptophora), Sistema Central, Spain, August 2013

Barred Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica)

Barred Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica cetti), Sardinia, Italy, July 2020
Barred Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica cetti), Sardinia, Italy, July 2020

Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)

Grass Snake (Natrix natrix), Peloponnese, Greece, May 2019
Grass Snake (Natrix natrix), Peloponnese, Greece, May 2019

Viperine Snake (Natrix maura)

Viperine Snake (Natrix maura), Mallorca, Spain, April 2021
Viperine Snake (Natrix maura), Mallorca, Spain, April 2021

Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata)

Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata), Thrace, Greece, May 2022
Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata), Thrace, Greece, May 2022

Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca)

Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca), Apulia, Italy, October 2020
Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca), Apulia, Italy, October 2020

Southern Smooth Snake (Coronella girondica)

Southern Smooth Snake (Coronella girondica), Murcia, Spain, October 2011
Southern Smooth Snake (Coronella girondica), Murcia, Spain, October 2011

Caspian Whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius)

Caspian Whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius), Thrace, Greece, May 2022
Caspian Whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius), Thrace, Greece, May 2022

Black Whip Snake (Dolichophis jugularis)

Black Whip Snake (Dolichophis jugularis), Malatya, Turkey, May 2022
Black Whip Snake (Dolichophis jugularis), Malatya, Turkey, May 2022

Schmidt's Whip Snake (Dolichophis schmidti)

Schmidt's Whip Snake (Dolichophis schmidti), Tbilisi, Georgia, August 2018
Schmidt's Whip Snake (Dolichophis schmidti), Tbilisi, Georgia, August 2018

Collared Dwarf Snake (Eirenis collaris)

Collared Dwarf Snake (Eirenis collaris), Tbilisi, Georgia, August 2018
Collared Dwarf Snake (Eirenis collaris), Tbilisi, Georgia, August 2018

Levant Dwarf Snake (Eirenis levantinus)

Levant Dwarf Snake (Eirenis levantinus), Adana, Turkey, April 2022
Levant Dwarf Snake (Eirenis levantinus), Adana, Turkey, April 2022

Masked Dwarf Snake (Eirenis modestus)

Masked Dwarf Snake (Eirenis modestus), Erzurum, Turkey, May 2015
Masked Dwarf Snake (Eirenis modestus), Erzurum, Turkey, May 2015

Steppe Snake (Elaphe dione)

Steppe Snake (Elaphe dione), Kapchagay, Kazakhstan, July 2024
Steppe Snake (Elaphe dione), Kapchagay, Kazakhstan, July 2024

Four-lined Snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata)

Four-lined Snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata), Peloponnese, Greece, July 2020
Four-lined Snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata), Peloponnese, Greece, July 2020

Blotched Snake (Elaphe sauromates)

Blotched Snake (Elaphe sauromates), Evros-delta, Greece, May 2022
Blotched Snake (Elaphe sauromates), Evros-delta, Greece, May 2022

Russian Rat Snake (Elaphe schrenckii) * Exogenous species

Russian Ratsnake (Elaphe schrenckii), Drenthe, the Netherlands, April 2014
Russian Ratsnake (Elaphe schrenckii), Drenthe, the Netherlands, April 2014

Chinese Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura) * Exogenous species

Chinese Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura), Hasselt, Belgium, June 2021
Chinese Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura), Hasselt, Belgium, June 2021

Algerian Whip Snake (Hemorrhois algirus)

Algerian Whip Snake (Hemorrhois algirus), Malta, April 2017
Algerian Whip Snake (Hemorrhois algirus), Malta, April 2017

Horseshoe Whip Snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis)

Horseshoe Whip Snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis), Huelva, Spain, December 2010
Horseshoe Whip Snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis), Huelva, Spain, December 2010

Coin-Marked Snake (Hemorrhois nummifer)

Coin-Marked Snake (Hemorrhois nummifer), Lycia, Turkey, January 2022
Coin-Marked Snake (Hemorrhois nummifer), Lycia, Turkey, January 2022

Spotted Whip Snake (Hemorrhois ravergieri)

Spotted Whip Snake (Hemorrhois ravergieri), Alborz Mountains, Iran, May 2016
Spotted Whip Snake (Hemorrhois ravergieri), Alborz Mountains, Iran, May 2016

Cyprus Whip Snake (Hierophis cypriensis)

Cyprus Whip Snake (Hierophis cypriensis), Cyprus, May 2023
Cyprus Whip Snake (Hierophis cypriensis), Cyprus, May 2023

Balkan Whip Snake (Hierophis gemonensis)

Balkan Whip Snake (Hierophis gemonensis), Peloponnese, Greece, May 2022
Balkan Whip Snake (Hierophis gemonensis), Peloponnese, Greece, May 2022

Western Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus)

Western Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus), Apulia, Italy, October 2020
Western Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus), Apulia, Italy, October 2020

California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)

California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae), Gran Canaria, April 2024
California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae), Gran Canaria, April 2024

Iberian False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon brevis)

Iberian False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon brevis), Algarve, Portugal, December 2017
Iberian False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon brevis), Algarve, Portugal, December 2017

Algerian False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon cucullatus)

Algerian False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon cucullatus), Mallorca, Spain, April 2021
Algerian False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon cucullatus), Mallorca, Spain, April 2021

Reddish Whip Snake (Platyceps collaris)

Reddish Whip Snake (Platyceps collaris), Malatya, Turkey, May 2022
Reddish Whip Snake (Platyceps collaris), Malatya, Turkey, May 2022

Dahl's Whip Snake (Platyceps najadum)

Dahl's Whip Snake (Platyceps najadum), Peloponnese, Greece, April 2022
Dahl's Whip Snake (Platyceps najadum), Peloponnese, Greece, April 2022

Cat Snake (Telescopus fallax)

Cat Snake (Telescopus fallax), Milos, October, October 2019
Cat Snake (Telescopus fallax), Milos, October, October 2019

Transcaucasian Rat Snake (Zamenis hohenackeri)

Transcaucasian Rat Snake (Zamenis hohenackeri), Kars, Turkey, May 2015
Transcaucasian Rat Snake (Zamenis hohenackeri), Kars, Turkey, May 2015

Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis longissimus)

Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis longissimus), Bavaria, Germany, May 2021
Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis longissimus), Bavaria, Germany, May 2021

Italian Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis lineatus)

 Italian Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis lineatus), Sicily, May 2014
Italian Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis lineatus), Sicily, May 2014

Ladder Snake (Zamenis scalaris)

Ladder Snake (Rhinechis scalaris), Menorca, Spain, October 2010
Ladder Snake (Rhinechis scalaris), Menorca, Spain, October 2010

Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla)

Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla), Peloponnese, Greece, April 2022
Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla), Peloponnese, Greece, April 2022

Blunt-nosed Viper (Macrovipera lebetinus)

Blunt-nosed Viper (Macrovipera lebetinus schweizeri), Milos, Greece, October 2019
Blunt-nosed Viper (Macrovipera lebetinus schweizeri), Milos, Greece, October 2019

Ottoman Viper (Montivipera xanthina)

Ottoman Viper (Montivipera xanthina), Bolu, Turkey, May 2024
Ottoman Viper (Montivipera xanthina), Bolu, Turkey, May 2024

Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes)

Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes meridionalis), Peloponnese, Greece, May 2019
Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes meridionalis), Peloponnese, Greece, May 2019

Asp Viper (Vipera aspis)

Asp Viper (Vipera aspis), Lorraine, France, September 2012
Asp Viper (Vipera aspis), Lorraine, France, September 2012

Adder (Vipera berus)

Adder (Vipera berus), Bavaria, Germany, April 2021
Adder (Vipera berus), Bavaria, Germany, April 2021

Dinnik's Viper (Vipera dinniki)

Dinnik's Viper (Vipera dinniki), Caucasus, Georgia, July 2018
Dinnik's Viper (Vipera dinniki), Caucasus, Georgia, July 2018

Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca)

Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca), Pindos Mountains, Greece, July 2017
Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca), Pindos Mountains, Greece, July 2017

Lataste's Viper (Vipera latastei)

Lataste's Viper (Vipera latastei) male, Burgos, Spain, April 2012
Lataste's Viper (Vipera latastei) male, Burgos, Spain, April 2012

Caucasus Viper (Vipera kaznakovi)

Caucasus Viper (Vipera kaznakovi), Black Sea Coast, Turkey, April 2015
Caucasus Viper (Vipera kaznakovi), Black Sea Coast, Turkey, April 2015

Steppe Viper (Vipera renardi)

Steppe Viper (Vipera renardi), Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 2024
Steppe Viper (Vipera renardi), Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 2024

Seoane's Viper (Vipera seoanei)

Seoane's Viper (Vipera seoanei), Pyrenees, France, May 2012
Seoane's Viper (Vipera seoanei), Pyrenees, France, May 2012

Meadow Viper (Vipera ursinii)

Meadow Viper (Vipera ursinii macrops), Biogradska, Montenegro, July 2012
Meadow Viper (Vipera ursinii macrops), Biogradska, Montenegro, July 2012

Worm Snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis)

Worm Snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis), Lycia, Turkey, February 2013
Worm Snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis), Lycia, Turkey, February 2013

Flowerpot Snake (Indotyphlops braminus)

Flowerpot Snake (Indotyphlops braminus), Praslin, Seychelles, August 2016
Flowerpot Snake (Indotyphlops braminus), Praslin, Seychelles, August 2016