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snakes in europe

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Question
are there snakes in europe? If so, what countries and what type of snakes? thank you for your help.

Answer
Yes there are snakes in Europe...Here is the list and their location...

Large whip snake Coluber jugularis (south-eastern Europe)
Western whip snake Coluber viridiflavus (south-western Europe, Italy, Switzerland and Slovenia)
Smooth snake Coronella austriaca
Aesculapian snake Elaphe longissima
Four-lined snake Elaphe quatuorlineata (south-eastern Europe)
Leopard snake Elaphe situla (southern Europe)
Sand boa Eryx jaculus (south-eastern Europe)
Balkan whip snake Hierophis gemonensis (south-eastern Europe)
Coin snake, Hemorrhois nummifer (has been mentioned from European Turkey but actual presence in Europe remains unconfirmed and demands substantiation)
Montpellier snake Malpolon monspessulanus (southern Europe)
Grass snake Natrix natrix
Dice snake Natrix tessellata
Dahl's whip snake Platyceps najadum (south-eastern Europe)
European cat snake Telescopus fallax (south-eastern Europe)
Worm snake Typhlops vermicularis (south-eastern Europe)
Nose-horned viper Vipera ammodytes (south-eastern Europe, Hungary and Austria)
Asp viper Vipera aspis (south-western Europe, Italy and Switzerland)
European adder Vipera berus
Lataste's viper Vipera latastei (Iberia)
Vipera renardi Vipera renardi (Russia)
Seoane's viper Vipera seoanei (Iberia)
Orsini's viper, Meadow viper Vipera ursinii (south-eastern France, central Italy, west Balkans, northern Greece, Hungary, Romania)
Blunt-nosed viper Macrovipera lebetina (Cyprus, southern Russia)
Milos viper Macrovipera schweizeri (Islands of Milos, Kimolos, Polyaigos, Sifnos)
Ottoman viper Vipera xanthina (Greece