A Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes) from Greece a few years ago.
Nose-horned Viper in Greece
Tag: Greece
Eurasian Worm Snake
A Eurasian Worm Snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis) we found in Greece a few years ago. Convergently, they’re very much like our more familiar threadsnakes in the southwestern US, though a bit thicker and easier to find. Just like ours, too, they’re about impossible to get a decent photograph.
Nosed-horned Viper
One of many Nose-horned Vipers (Vipera ammodytes) we found in Greece a few years ago. This one is about to shed its skin in coming days, indicated by the clouded eye scale.
Nose Horned Viper
A Nose Horned Viper we found in Greece a few years ago.
Horned Viper In The Grass
I spotted this Horned Viper basking in the grass at the edge of thick vegetation. Greece, 2022.
Caucasian Sand Boa
One of many Caucasian Sand Boas we found in Greece a couple of years ago.
Four-Lined Ratsnake
A juvenile Four-Lined Ratsnake we found in Greece. Visiting Europe for the first time, it was interesting to see so many lines of convergence of traits with animals more familiar from back home. This little snake felt just like a little Sonoran Gophersnake, likely occupying a similar role in the local ecology.
