List of snakes in North Macedonia


This is a list of snakes in North Macedonia. In the country there are 16 species of snakes, of which four are venomous.

Snakes

There are 16 species of snakes in North Macedonia:
English nameMacedonian nameScientific nameImage
Javelin sand boaстепски удав / песочницаEryx jaculus
Caspian whipsnakeжолт смокDolichophis caspius
Balkan whip snakeбалкански смокHierophis gemonensis
Dahl's whip snakeтенок стрелец / змија-џиткаPlatyceps najadum
Smooth snakeпланински смокCoronella austriaca
Aesculapian snakeшумски смок / Ескулапов смокZamenis longissimus
Four-lined snakeждрепкаElaphe quatuorlineata
European ratsnakeлеопардов смокZamenis situla
Montpellier snakeдлабочелен смокMalpolon monspessulanus
Grass snakeбелоушкаNatrix natrix
Dice snakeрибаркаNatrix tesellata
European cat snakeмачешка змијаTelescopus fallax
European blind snakeцрвовидна змијаTyphlops vermicularis
Horned viperпоскок / камењаркаVipera ammodytes
Common European adderшарка, лутица / осојницаVipera berus
Meadow viperостроглава шарка / остроглава осојницаVipera ursinii