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Balkan Whip Snake There were a few very fast snakes that had us sprinting after them in Croatia. This and the Dahl Whip Snake were both encountered but was only able to photograph this individual from the island of Hvar. Balkan whip snake,Croatia,Geotagged,Hierophis gemonensis,Summer,macro,reptile,snake Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Balkan Whip Snake

There were a few very fast snakes that had us sprinting after them in Croatia. This and the Dahl Whip Snake were both encountered but was only able to photograph this individual from the island of Hvar.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    I had no idea Croatia has such an interesting array of reptiles! Posted 9 years ago

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The Balkan whip snake

The Balkan whip snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Serbia and in Slovenia where its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, pastureland, plantations and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss in parts of its range but overall is assessed by the IUCN as being of "least concern".

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Species identified by TristanV
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Uploaded Jul 11, 2016. Captured Jul 7, 2016 17:38 in Trg Sv. Stjepana 3, 21450, Hvar, Croatia.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/395s
  • ISO5000
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.