This is the list of snake species that can be found in Albania. + List of snake species in Albania Snake speciesAlbanian nameFamilyOccurrenceNotesEuropean horned viper (Vipera ammodytes)NepërkaViperidaeCommonly found from the sea coast to the mountains (up to 1800 m above sea level) Idriz Haxhiu (1989): The Reptilia of Albania: Species composition, Distribution, Habitats. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 48 (1): 35–57.Most venomous snake in EuropeBalkan whip snake
(Hierophis gemonensis)Shigjeta e shkurtërColubridaeCommonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, up to 1100 m above sea levelGrass snake (Natrix natrix)Gjarpri i madh i ujitCommonly found throughout the entirety of AlbaniaDice snake (Natrix tessellata)Gjarpri i vogël i shiutCommonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, in freshwater and brackish water habitatsDahl's whip snake (Coluber najadum)Shigjeta i hollëFound in west & southwestern AlbaniaEastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus)BirojaPsammophiidaeCommonly found alongside the coast of Albania, in the river valleys up to the mountainsCaspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius)Shigjeta e gjatëColubridaeCommonly found throughout the entirety of Albania excluding the north, up to 1500 m above sea levelEuropean ratsnake (Zamenis situla)Bolla laramaneRarely found, only in western AlbaniaAesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)Bolla e shtëpisëCommonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, from the coast to the mountainsFour-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlinea)Bolla me katër vijaMostly found in the west, rarely in the mountainsOne of the longest snakes in EuropeEuropean adder (Vipera berus)Nepërka me lara e malitViperidaeOnly found in the Northern Albanian AlpsMeadow viper (Vipera ursinii)Nepërka e vogël e malitOnly found in the Northern Albanian Alps and Korab MountainsSmooth snake (Coronella austriaca)Gjarpri i ziColubridaeOnly found in the Northern Albanian Alps and Korab MountainsEuropean cat snake (Telescopus fallax)Gjarpri laramanFound in Western AlbaniaGreek meadow viper (Vipera graeca)? ViperidaeFound near Himarë to the north of Berat and into Greece. Endangered.EndangeredJavelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus)Boa e rërësBoidaeRarely found, only in the south near SarandëEuropean blind snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis)Gjarpri i verbër krymborTyphlopidaeCommonly found in hilly country and plains
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