---
title: "Cat Snake"
description: "Telescopus fallax — Reptiles. The European cat snake (Telescopus fallax), or the Mediterranean cat snake, is a species of venomous snake belonging to the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cat-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cat Snake

> Telescopus fallax — Reptiles. The European cat snake (Telescopus fallax), or the Mediterranean cat snake, is a species of venomous snake belonging to the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Telescopus fallax*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1094
- Wikidata: [Q1377407](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1377407)
- iNaturalist taxon: [64078](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64078)

## Names

- en: Cat Snake
- de: Europäische Katzennatter
- es: Serpiente Gato Europea
- fr: Couleuvre-chat d'Europe
- nl: Katslang
- pl: Wąż koci

## Countries with the most observations

HR (340), GR (283), TR (66), IL (63), IR (40), CY (36), RU (32), AL (21), GE (20), AM (16), ME (14), LB (13)

## Summary

The European cat snake (Telescopus fallax), or the Mediterranean cat snake, is a species of venomous snake belonging to the family Colubridae. This species is found in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_cat_snake

## Photo

![Cat Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cat-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marino Linić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117517734

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cat-snake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).