Feb 28, 2015
Cat Eyed Snake - Telescopus fallax
Commonly known with names such as Cat Eyed Snake, Soosan Snake, Mediterranean Cat Snake, and European Catsnake, Telescopus fallax (Colubridae) is a species of colubrid snake with wide distribution in the Mediterranean area, and in the Caucasus Mountains, including in Armenian, Azerbaijan, Georgia and southern Russia, Iran and Iraq.
These snakes are opisthoglyphous (their rear fangs are grooved and possess venom injected by a pair of enlarged teeth), though their venom only affects small vertebrates, producing illness in humans if bitten.
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Photo credit: ©Guy Haimovitch | Locality: Shfela, Israel (2009)
