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Western wip snake(melanistic)

Hierophis viridiflavus

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Description:

This inhabited an area right next to the other one, and in every exploration of the cliff I saw one of the two(never both) It lacks of the yellow stripes and is too dark to be a juvenile, so I think it has to be a melanistici specimen, not black as the ones found in the southern part of the italian peninsula but still pretty dark.

Habitat:

A rocky cliff with thick and low bushes

Reference Links:

Western Whip Snake - Hierophis viridiflavus - Overview, Green whip snake

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PublishedMay 27, 2013

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