Western Whip Snake
Hierophis viridiflavus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hierophis
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Common
About
Western Whip Snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in France, Malta, Monaco, San Marino, Spain and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, broadleaf forest, woodland and 25 more. Common: recorded in 2751 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
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Meadow
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Mountain Slopes
- Coastal Scrub
- Agricultural Land
- Farmland
- Orchards
- Gardens
- Parks
- Urban Areas
- Suburban Areas
- Rural Settlements
- Roadsides
- Disturbed Habitats
Related snakes
- Cyprus Whip Snake Hierophis cypriensis
- Balkan Whip Snake Hierophis gemonensis
- 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
- Cunene Racer Mopanveldophis zebrinus
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.