Ladder Snake
Zamenis scalaris
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Zamenis
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Common
- Invasive in
- Ibiza and Formentera
About
Ladder Snake (Zamenis scalaris) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in France, Gibraltar, Monaco, Portugal, Spain. It has also been introduced outside its native range (Ibiza and Formentera), where it is invasive. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 18 more. Common: recorded in 1502 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.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Heathland
- Mountain Slopes
- Fallen Logs
- Coastal Scrub
- Mediterranean Scrubland
- Mediterranean Pine Forest
- Iberian Woodland
- European Deciduous Forest
- European Mixed Forest
Related snakes
- Leopard Snake Zamenis situla
- Italian Aesculapian Snake Zamenis lineatus
- Persian Rat Snake Zamenis persicus
- Transcaucasian Rat Snake Zamenis hohenackeri
- Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus
- Zamenis hungaricus
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.