Species group · Reptiles
Colubrid Snakes
WAnimals has 10 species of colubrid snake, spread across 3 families (Amphisbaenidae, Colubridae, Lamprophiidae).
- 10 species
- 3 families
- 75 countries
- 262 parks
- Weight
- 96 g – 2 kg
- Length
- 35 cm – 2.6 m
- Lifespan
- 8 – 25 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 10.
All 10 species of colubrid snakes on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Least ConcernWestern Montpellier Snake
Malpolon monspessulanus
Smooth Snake
Coronella austriaca
Horseshoe Whip Snake
Hemorrhois hippocrepis
Four-lined Snake
Elaphe quatuorlineata
Aesculapian Snake
Zamenis longissimus
Viperine Snake
Natrix maura
Grass Snake
Natrix natrix
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Red Worm Lizard
Amphisbaena alba
Racer
Coluber constrictor
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 75 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Cadí-Moixeró7 species
- Montseny7 species
- Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici6 species
- Cevennes6 species
- Douro Internacional6 species
- Montesinho6 species
- Ordesa y Monte Perdido6 species
- Picos de Europa6 species
- Serra da Estrela6 species
- Sierra de Guadarrama6 species
- Aiako Harria5 species
- Aizkorri-Aratz5 species
Did you know…
It is one of the largest snakes in Europe, reaching 2.55 metres long.
Its venom fangs sit at the back of the mouth (opisthoglyphous).
A 39-year study documented a fall in its maximum body size linked to climate warming.
It catches lizards and other vertebrates by constriction.
From Smooth Snake
It is often mistaken for the adder despite being entirely harmless.
From Smooth Snake
Males live markedly longer than females — up to 25 years against 15.
From Smooth Snake
It is told by the horseshoe mark on its nape; it is invasive on Ibiza and Formentera.
From Horseshoe Whip Snake
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.
From Horseshoe Whip Snake