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PLAGUE: Snakes are terrorising Brits in Majorca (Image: GETTY) Hundreds of horseshoe snakes – which can be more than two metres long – have been spotted in the Balearic Island, particularly in the north-east of the island. August Is Shooting Star Season on Mallorca 23 July 2020 False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon cucullatus), Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain The AP-7 autopista highway snakes past Benalmadena on the Costa del Sol, Spain. I do remember the FIRST AND ONLY time I actually touched a boa at the school where I worked. To someone who doesn’t know much about snakes (that’ll be me, then), it looked like something that had escaped from a zoo or exotic pet shop – in other words, rather large and bearing distinctive markings. 23 July 2020 Horseshoe Whip Snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) Status: Introduced .

I hope you enjoyed your Soller to Deia walk; I absolutely love Deia and can never go often enough!Puppetry! Didn’t get close enough to ask (thank heavens for zoom lenses! Horseshoe whip snake (Coluber hippocrepis) coiled up and tongue flicking. The horseshoe snake belongs to the Zornnatter family.

Heat Wave Increases Risk of Forest Fires on Mallorca Let’s hope so. Since April alone, at least 200 have been captured. The snakes are non-venomous but can react aggressive when cornered. Adults of H. hippocrepis may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.5 m (5 feet). On Mallorca the snake has been introduced and spreads quickly. Three new species, however, have found their way to the Balearics in more recent times. Lizards are its likelier prey, but in case it does bite, no venom is injected in most cases as they have their fangs and poison glands way back in the rear of theirs mouth. One friend posted a picture on Facebook of a snake she’d found in her garden in an area of Santa Ponsa. If your dog or cat got bitten: Take it to the Vet immediately! Snakes to be found on Mallorca #. The captured animals are euthanised and studied at the Balearic University.“Our goal is to study and locate the animals carefully, so as to be able to tackle the spread.“Meanwhile the reptiles have spread almost everywhere on the island. If you mean "geckos" there probably are some, but they tend to favour the countryside. The horseshoe whip snake (H. hippocrepis) might be widespread on the island with exception of the Serra Tramuntana mountain range. Last seen on May 15, 2020 in 07510 Sineu, Islas Baleares, España | 0 comments. Only last week, someone found a Horseshoe Whip Snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) allegedly measuring two-and-a-half metres in length – although I’ve read that they usually grow to up to a maximum of 1.5 metres.Coincidentally, it was in Capdepera, back in May, that we saw a few snakes amongst the attractions at the annual medieval market in the northeast Mallorca hilltop town. by setting up traps. The lighter ground color between the spots may be yellowis…


The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 25-29 rows, and the ventrals number 220-258.

An Invasion of Ticks on Mallorca? Island Life

As by now the reptiles have pretty much claimed the whole island, though, to get rid of them might prove an impossible task. The government of the Balearics has declared war on the new arrivals, i.e. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. There is a series of alternating smaller dark spots on each side.

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