The snakes of Provence-Alpes & Cote d'Azur
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region (comprising the departments of
Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence,
Vaucluse and Hautes-Alpes) is a region comprising most of the snakes of
France , the presence of 10 species is confirmed.
Grass snake (common)
Smooth snake (localised)
Asp viper (common)
Aesculapian snake (common)
Viperine snake (common)
Western whip snake (common)
Southern smooth snake (localised )
Ladder snake (common)
Montpellier snake (common)
Orsini's viper (rare)