Photo of a Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla)
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Constrictor
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Zamenis
Continents
Europe
Countries
3
How common
Common

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About

Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Crimea, Italy, Malta. It lives in habitats such as woodland, open woodland, shrubland, scrubland and 7 more. Common: recorded in 276 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

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.