Horseshoe Whip Snake
Hemorrhois hippocrepis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hemorrhois
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
- Invasive in
- Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca
About
Horseshoe Whip Snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Gibraltar, Italy, Portugal, Spain. It has also been introduced outside its native range (Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca), where it is invasive. It lives in habitats such as pine forest, woodland, open woodland, shrubland and 17 more. Common: recorded in 913 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
- Spotted Whip Snake Hemorrhois ravergieri
- Algerian Whip Snake Hemorrhois algirus
- Asian Racer Hemorrhois nummifer
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
- Tantilla gottei
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.