Dahl’s whip snake The Dahl’s whip snake (Platyceps najadum) is a non-venomous snake with a very low abundance. It is distributed in all areas up to 1500m AMSL. It feeds on lizards and insects. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Least Concern.
Dice snake The dice snake (Natrix tessellate) is a non-venomous snake living mainly in lakes and streams. They feed mainly on fish. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Least Concern.
Grass snake The grass snake (Natrix natrix) is a very distributed non-venomous snake. They feed mainly in amphibians. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Least Concern.
Eastern Montpellier snake The Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) is a semi-venomous snake distributed from the coastline to hilly areas. It has a very primitive venom injection teeth found at the back of its mouth. The venom is injected when the prey is swallowed. It is distributed along the lowlands of Albania. It could be…
Balkan whip snake The Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis) is a non-venomous snake distributed mainly in lowlands and hilly areas. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Least Concern.
Four-lined snake The Four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata) is a non-venomous snake distributed mainly in lowlands and hilly areas. Its presence in mountainous areas of Albania is less common. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Near Threatened.
Large whip snake The large whip snake (Dolichophis caspius) is a non-venomous snake distributed mainly in lowlands and hilly areas. Its presence in mountainous areas of Albanian is less common. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Least Concern.
Smooth snake The Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is a non-venomous snake found in mountainous areas higher than 1000m. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Least Concern.
Javelin sand boa The javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus) is a non-venomous snake found only in the areas around Saranda. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Least Concern.
Eurasian blind snake The Eurasian blind snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis) is a snake distributed from hilly area of Tirana to Sarande. The global conservation status for this specimen as per IUCN is Least Concern.