Zmije

In today's world snakes induce the strongest emotions in people, than any other animal species, from fear to fascination. Some people think that snakes are slimy, icky, cold, that they hunt people...
None of that is true!
These very elegant and smart animals are nature's effective controllers of mouse and rat populations.

In the Vugrovec area we can currently find 4 species (Why only 4?). Those are:

Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis longissimus) (nonvenomous),
Grass Snake (Natrix natrix natrix, N. n. persa) (nonvenomous),
Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) (nonvenomous) &
Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes ammodytes) (venomous).

Aesculapian Snake (*Zamenis longissimus)*	Grass Snake *(Natrix natrix natrix, N.n.persa)*
Smooth Snake *Coronella austriaca*	Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes ammodytes)

!All Croatian snakes are protected by law and it is illegal to remove them from their habitats (without a permit), hurt them and/or kill them!

* There are 16 species of snakes in Croatia.
You can find out more about them on my special page:
"Snakes of Croatia".