Ladder snake: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ladder snake Rhinechis scalaris Least concern

Where the ladder snake lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 10,687 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See snakes on the world map

Scientific name	Rhinechis scalaris
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Colubridae

Where does the ladder snake live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ladder snake in 3 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ladder snake endangered?

The ladder snake’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ladder snake?

The ladder snake (Rhinechis scalaris) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Colubridae, genus Rhinechis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ladder snake

The ladder snake (Zamenis scalaris) is a species of non-venomous snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to southwestern Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ladder snake (revision 1354650019), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1860532 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).