Large Whip Snake (caspius)
Dolichophis caspius
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Dolichophis
- Continents
- Europe, Asia
- Countries
- 14
- How common
- Common
About
Large Whip Snake (caspius) (Dolichophis caspius) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Albania, Bulgaria, Crimea, Croatia, Greece and 9 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, pine forest and 19 more. Common: recorded in 719 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
- Mountain Forest
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Steppe
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Mountain Slopes
- Coastal Scrub
- Mediterranean Scrubland
- Mediterranean Pine Forest
- European Deciduous Forest
- European Mixed Forest
- Balkan Rocky Grassland
- Carpathian Forest
- European Steppe
Related snakes
- Andreas' Racer Dolichophis andreanus
- Large Whip Snake (jugularis) Dolichophis jugularis
- Red-Bellied Racer Dolichophis schmidti
- 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.