Eastern Montpellier Snake
Malpolon insignitus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Psammophiidae
- Genus
- Malpolon
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Eastern Montpellier Snake (Malpolon insignitus) is a venomous snake of the family Psammophiidae, found in Croatia. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, woodland and 10 more. Common: recorded in 487 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Moila Snake Malpolon moilensis
- Malpolon mlynarskii
- Montpellier snake Malpolon monspessulanus
- Kalahari Sand Snake Psammophis afroccidentalis
- Huíla Skaapsteker Psammophylax ocellatus
- Beaked Skaapsteker Kladirostratus acutus
- Togo Skaapsteker Kladirostratus togoensis
- Turpan Sand Snake Psammophis turpanensis
- Tanzanian Grass Snake Psammophylax kellyi
- African Horn Sand Snake Psammophis cornusafricae
- Dwarf Beaked Snake Dipsina multimaculata
- Pencil Snake Mimophis mahfalensis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.