Non Venomous The grass snake has a well defined broad head, round eye and pupil and the iris orange or red. Adults can reach about 130cm in length, though are usually 70-95cm. The most common color is brown or dark green, with small dark spots. The young have a yellowish white collar edged with black, … Read more
Non-Venomous The Horse-shoe whip snake can reach a length of 180cm although they are often less. They are fairly slender, shy and fast moving. Although mostly diurnal they can also be seen out on warm evenings (crepiscular). The body pattern is brighter and more obvious on juveniles with the main colour varying between yellow, off … Read more
Non-venomous English: Southern smooth snake. Scientific: Coronella girondica (Daudin 1803). Castilian: Culebra Lisa Meridional. Catalan: Serp llisa meridional. Portuguese: Cobra bordalesa. Family: Colubridae. Distribution: Iberia and much of Mediterranean basin area. The Southern Smooth Snake is a slim, elegant snake with a rounded body and an average length of around 60cm, some reaching just under … Read more
Non-Venomous Scientific: Zamenis scalaris (Elaphe [Rhinechis] scalaris) English: Ladder Snake Spanish: Culebra de escalera Basque: Escailera-suge Catalan: Serp blanca Portuguese: Cobra-de-escada Family: Colubridae Distribution: The geographic range of the ladder snake includes Portugal, Spain, southern France and a small area of Italy. They have also been identified in Menorca and the Iles d’Hyères off Provence. … Read more