---
title: "Cobra-ferradura"
description: "Hemorrhois hippocrepis — Répteis. The horseshoe whip snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/horseshoe-whip-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cobra-ferradura

> Hemorrhois hippocrepis — Répteis. The horseshoe whip snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Hemorrhois hippocrepis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3725
- Wikidata: [Q540927](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q540927)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73821](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73821)

## Names

- en: Horseshoe Whip Snake
- de: Hufeisennatter
- es: Culebra de herradura
- fr: Couleuvre fer-à-cheval
- pt: Cobra-ferradura

## Countries with the most observations

PT (1638), ES (1402), MA (230), DZ (98), IT (39), TN (26), GI (12), FR (3)

## Summary

The horseshoe whip snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa.

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

## Photo

![Cobra-ferradura](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/horseshoe-whip-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: bobcat-otter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135639480

## Machine access

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