Smooth snake
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Smooth snake is a common name that has been used to refer to the following species:
- Coronella austriaca, a harmless colubrid snake species found from western Europe and as far east as Iran.[1][2]
- Hydrodynastes gigas, rear-fanged and mildly venomous colubrid snake species found in South America. Also known as the Brazilian smooth snake.
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Street D. 1979. The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3.
- ^ Steward JW. 1971. The Snakes of Europe. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Press (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press). 238 pp. LCCCN 77-163307. ISBN 0-8386-1023-4.