Suborder Serpentes Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Scientific name Telescopus fallax Higher classification African Tiger Snake Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar African Tiger Snake, Snake, Reptile, Platyceps najadum, European ratsnake | ||
European cat snake telescopus fallax
The European cat snake (Telescopus fallax), also known as the Soosan snake, is a venomous colubrid snake endemic to the Mediterranean and Caucasus regions.
Contents
- European cat snake telescopus fallax
- The european cat snake telescopus fallax
- Geographic range
- Ecology
- References
The european cat snake telescopus fallax
Geographic range
It occurs in Italy, Greece (Paros, Antiparos, Tourlos, Crete, Kalymnos, Samos, Milos, Corfu), Albania, coastal Slovenia, Croatia (including some Adriatic islands), Herzegovina, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, southern Bulgaria, Turkey, Malta, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, southern Russia (Caucasus, Dagestan), Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.
Ecology
The European cat snake is venomous, but because it is rear-fanged (fangs are located at the back of the upper jaw), it rarely injects its venom in defensive biting, and is therefore considered no threat to humans. It feeds mainly on geckos and lizards.
The species can be found in open and scrubby country including beaches and open woodlands.
