Red Whip Snake (collaris)
Platyceps collaris
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Platyceps
- Continents
- Europe, Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
About
Red Whip Snake (collaris) (Platyceps collaris) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bulgaria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, woodland and 22 more. Common: recorded in 78 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
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Rocky Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Scree Slopes
- Rock Crevices
- Coastal Scrub
- Mediterranean Scrubland
- Mediterranean Pine Forest
- European Deciduous Forest
- European Mixed Forest
- Balkan Rocky Grassland
- Syrian Desert
Related snakes
- Taylor's Racer Platyceps taylori
- Plin's Banded Racer Platyceps plinii
- Joseph's Racer Platyceps josephi
- Sahara Racer Platyceps saharicus
- Glossy-bellied Racer Platyceps ventromaculatus
- Flowered Racer Platyceps florulentus
- Rogers' Racer Platyceps rogersi
- Spotted Desert Racer Platyceps karelini
- Wadi Racer Platyceps rhodorachis
- Dahl's Whip Snake Platyceps najadum
- Elegant Racer Platyceps elegantissimus
- Sinai Racer Platyceps sinai
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.