Cat Snake, Telescopus fallax

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Aegean, Dodecanese, Pserimos isl.
Photo taken by:
Paravas, V.
Photo taken date:
January 2005

Cat Snake

Scaled Reptiles

Reptiles

Animals

Vertebrates

Phrygana diorama

Shrubland of Crete (Greece) diorama

Living Museum

Photo of the Cat Snake, Telescopus fallax, a back-fanged species and is thus harmless to humans, in contrast to dangerous front-fanged species, such as vipers or cobras. The venom of the Cat Snake is used more in the digestion process than for killing its prey.