Hemorrhois ravergieri, commonly called the spotted whip snake, is a species of aglyphous (non-venomous) ophidian snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Western, Central and South-Central Asia, from Turkey in the west to Kazakhstan and western Mongolia in the east.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Spotted Whip Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hemorrhois nummifer
- Macrovipera lebetinus — venomous
- Zamenis hohenackeri
- Gloydius caraganus — venomous
- Spalerosophis diadema
- Natrix maura
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hemorrhois
- Species
- Hemorrhois ravergieri
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