Cat snake
Sightings of snakes of the species Cat snake (Telescopus fallax) are received in the system frequently: this is a snake that is often seen and identified within settlements in the Mediterranean region. When a cat snake feels threatened, it displays highly impressive threat behavior: flattening its head, twisting its neck, and hissing forcefully. However, it rarely bites and of course is not dangerous to humans at all, and this is also the source of its scientific name: fallax, in Latin, means deceptive.
Noam Segev observed a cat snake, in Mevo Dotan (photo attached).
Cat snake (Telescopus fallax) Mevo Dotan, 31/07/2023 © נעם שגב
The literature notes that the length of an adult cat snake is about 80 cm, but most snakes observed in the field are smaller. The species is found in a variety of habitats in Mediterranean regions. It is nocturnal, and is often seen hunting other reptiles: lizards and even small snakes. Those of us who survive The 37th strike, may encounter this coming autumn young cat snakes that hatched from eggs laid during the summer.
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