Least ConcernSmooth Snake
Coronella austriaca
45 countries72 parks
Species group · Reptiles
WAnimals has 10 species of colubrid snake, spread across 3 families (Amphisbaenidae, Colubridae, Lamprophiidae).
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 75 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It catches lizards and other vertebrates by constriction.
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It is often mistaken for the adder despite being entirely harmless.
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Males live markedly longer than females — up to 25 years against 15.
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It is one of the largest snakes in Europe, reaching up to 2.55 metres long.
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Its venom fangs sit at the back of the mouth (opisthoglyphous dentition).
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A 39-year study documented a fall in its maximum body size linked to climate warming.
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It can be identified by the horseshoe mark on its nape; it is invasive on Ibiza and Formentera.
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It reached Ibiza and Formentera inside century-old olive trees imported from the mainland for landscaping: the snakes travelled in the root balls, and since being detected in 2003 they have spread across almost all of Ibiza.
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Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 10.
