WO
Rik & Mon's
Nature.Guide
Horseshoe whip snake
Hemorrhois hippocrepis
Colubrids
(Colubridae)
CC-BY-SA 4.0 rights :
RikenMon
Smooth thin snake with striking markings. Dark brown circular markings on its back with lighter edges, and a row of smaller markings on its sides. The tail is thin and long. It prefers dry warm areas near shrubs. Eats small mammals and reptiles as well as larger insects like grasshoppers. ⇔ l. 140-160 cm syn. COLUBER HIPPOCREPIS Lives around the Mediterranean and hibernates depending on the local temperature.
Where?
Family(8)
WWW info
Compare
Continu searching
Size
Shape
Colour
Habitat
Habitat
Habitat
Type
> 110 cm
Snake
Open
Arid
Bushes
Reptile
1 LookAlikes (LA):
Smooth snake
Horseshoe whip snake
Hoefijzerslang
Hufeisennatter
Couleuvre fer-à-cheval
Colubro a ferro di cavallo
Culebra de herradura
obra-ferradura
How to use the website:
Birds
Butterflies
Trees and Bushes
Mammals
Reptiles and Amphibian
Mushroom and Mosses
Bugs
Flowers and Plants
About Us
Index by name:
Birds
Butterflies
Bugs
Mammals
Reptiles and Amphibian
Flowers and Plants
Trees and Bushes
Mushroom and Mosses
Latin names
Set ecozone (biogeographic region)
© Copyright Nature.Guide The Netherlands 2024 by RikenMon unless otherwise noted.
