Snakes of Cyprus

11 snake species are recorded in Cyprus - 1 venomous and 10 non-venomous, from 4 families.

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• Grass Snake Natrix natrix
• Asian Racer Hemorrhois nummifer
• Black-headed Snake (melanocephalus) Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
• Cat Snake Telescopus fallax
• Cyprus Whip Snake Hierophis cypriensis
• Eurasian Blind Snake Xerotyphlops vermicularis
• Large Whip Snake (jugularis) Dolichophis jugularis
• Levantine Dwarf Snake Eirenis levantinus
• Levantine Viper Macrovipera lebetinus venomous
• Sand Boa (jaculus) Eryx jaculus
• Transcaucasian Rat Snake Zamenis hohenackeri