Snakes of Israel

45 snake species are recorded in Israel - 14 venomous and 31 non-venomous, from 8 families.

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Arabian Cat Snake Telescopus dhara
Arabian Sand Viper Cerastes gasperettii venomous
Asia Minor Dwarf Racer Eirenis modestus
Asian Racer Hemorrhois nummifer
Awl-headed Snake Lytorhynchus diadema
Cat Snake Telescopus fallax
Collared Dwarf Snake Eirenis collaris
Crowned Dwarf Racer Eirenis coronella
Dayan's Kukri Snake Rhynchocalamus dayanae
Desert Cobra Walterinnesia aegyptia venomous
Desert Horned Viper Cerastes cerastes venomous
Dinnik's Viper Vipera dinniki venomous
Elegant Racer Platyceps elegantissimus
False Smooth Snake (cucullatus) Macroprotodon cucullatus
Field's Horned Viper Pseudocerastes fieldi venomous
Forskal Sand Snake Psammophis schokari venomous
Hook-snouted Worm Snake Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Israeli Mole Viper Atractaspis engaddensis venomous
Israeli Worm Snake Letheobia simoni
Large Whip Snake (jugularis) Dolichophis jugularis
Lebanon Viper Montivipera bornmuelleri venomous
Levantine Dwarf Snake Eirenis levantinus
Manukwari Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops similis
Moila Snake Malpolon moilensis venomous
Muller's Snake (muelleri) Micrelaps muelleri venomous
Narrow-striped Dwarf Snake Eirenis decemlineatus
Palestine Saw-scaled Viper Echis coloratus venomous
Palestine Viper Daboia palaestinae venomous
Persian Horned Viper Pseudocerastes persicus venomous
Platyceps tessellata
Red Whip Snake (collaris) Platyceps collaris
Red-headed whip-snake Coluber rubriceps
Rogers' Racer Platyceps rogersi
Roth's Dwarf Snake Eirenis rothii
Sahara Racer Platyceps saharicus
Saharan Sand Snake Psammophis aegyptius venomous
Sand Boa (jaculus) Eryx jaculus
Sinai catsnake Telescopus hoogstraali
Sinai dwarf racer Eirenis coronelloides
Sinai Racer Platyceps sinai
Spotted Whip Snake Hemorrhois ravergieri
Striped Dwarf Snake Eirenis lineomaculatus
Syrian Blind Snake Xerotyphlops syriacus
Transcaucasian Rat Snake Zamenis hohenackeri
Wadi Racer Platyceps rhodorachis