One of the 10 colubrid snakes on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Lamprophiidae
Malpolon monspessulanus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is one of the largest snakes in Europe, with venom-delivering fangs set at the back of the mouth, which makes bites to people extremely rare and of little danger.
Weight
500 g – 2 kg
Size
1.5 m – 2.6 m
Life expectancy
18 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
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Sources consulted: Wildside Holidays; Animalia.bio; Moroccoherps.com; PMC (body size shrinkage climate study); Wikipedia (Malpolon monspessulanus); Potamos Guest House; iNaturalist
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 71.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
