What poisonous snakes are there in Greece? Are there cobras?

Answer 1

there are no cobras here

but we have a dangerous snake, it is called "Ohia" in Greek
- it is known as VIPER

its bite can cause death is few seconds and its kind is the most dangerous from the similar snakes that exist in Europe Continent
It prefers rocky places where sun is hot and it moves specially during daytime
there are 5 kinds of Viper known in Greece
those are
-Vipera xanthina (it lives in the nothen part of Greece)
-Macrovipera Shweizeri (it lives in islands specially in Milos island)
-Vipera Ammodytes (the most common species it lives all over Greece, except the island of Crete)
-Vipera Ursini and Vipera Berus (they both live in high mountains)

Regards from Greece

Answer 2

There are 2 poisonous snakes in Greece, vipers and something of which I do not know the name in english (dendrogalia). No cobras or anything else (thank god) and to be honest, your chances of meeting a snake are rare - I have never seen one in my whole life wherever I have been

Answer 3

I am certain that there are no cobras in Greece. I have heard that 90 % of the snakes in Greece are not poisonous (vipers are the most common poisonous snakes). Unfortunately both times that I tried to capture one they where poisonous, lol.

Answer 4

NO COBRAS. As for the rest there are a couple of poisonous vipers but not deadly. Some wasps have a nastier sting and you have more to worry from them than snakes of the Ohia (accent on the a heavy h) type.

Answer 5

The Inland Taipan(Oxyuranus Microlepidotus), sometimes called the Fierce Snake, is the world's most venomous snake. Try to imagine a venom many times more potent than the King Cobra. The King Cobra on the other hand, grows to be substantially larger than the fierce snake and thus is capable of injecting a larger quantity of venom. Let's suffice it to say that a bite from either one of these snakes will result in a quick and painful death in most cases.

Answer 6

Greek Snakes

Answer 7

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The 10 most venomous land snakes are a matter of opinion, but they all live in Australia. The inland taipan is generally thought to be in the top 3, along with the common brown snake and the fierce snake, with regards to the level of toxicity. Among these 3, the top snake depends on the measuring stick: Most aggresive: Taipans Most # of bites: Common brown snakes Sheer toxicity: Fierce snakes King cobras are the longest venomous snakes. (17 feet) Heaviest venomous snake is the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Black mambas are the fastest land snakes. (Can outrun a human, and is known to actively chase people)

Answer 8

No, there are no cobras. They are some vipers, but you won't meet them. They usually hide because they are very scared of people. If you do meet a snake, chances are it won't be poisonous, because most of the species in Greece are not poisonous. However, don't go disturbing it, just in case. If you don't bother them, they don't bother you!

Answer 9

I think the only poisonous snake in Greece is the adder (i think its the species of adder that can be found in most of Europe.) go to wikipedia to see how it looks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus

And it is not lethal, if treated so don't panic if one bites you
I grew up in the country side so let me give you some tips.
-In generaly its difficult to encounter one.
-Avoid walking in tall grass (and moist tall grass) with out shoes or with sandals
- Never stick your hand in hole (for example between rocks). because besides snakes you can find scorpions -not lethal- but painfull- or spiders.
-If you visit raltively isolated and not frequently visited old churches be carefull, snakes find it cool and comfortable there
-I remind you. you will probably never see any snake, but if you do just dont try to hit or touch it. The snake is more afraid of you than you of it.

Answer 10

No Cobras, Rattle snakes or Moccasins. Very few small adders.