Least ConcernHorseshoe Whip Snake
Hemorrhois hippocrepis
One of the 10 colubrid snakes on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Colubridae
Natrix natrix
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
When threatened it performs an extremely convincing act of thanatosis: it rolls onto its back, gapes its mouth and goes completely limp, playing dead.
Weight
96 g on average
Size
70 cm – 1.5 m
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: A-Z Animals; Wildside Holidays; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Fishipedia; Glenlivet Wildlife; Wildlife Online (barred grass snake comparison); Animals.net; Wildlife Vagabond; IERS
Best time: From March to October, by day, near ponds, streams and damp meadows; it swims very well and hunts amphibians in the water.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 86.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
