This is the list of snake species that can be found in Albania.
European horned viper(Vipera ammodytes) | Nepërka | Viperidae | Commonly found from the sea coast to the mountains (up to 1800 m above sea level) [3] | Most venomous snake in Europe | |
Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis) | Shigjeta e shkurtër | Colubridae | Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, up to 1100 m above sea level | ||
Grass snake (Natrix natrix) | Gjarpri i madh i ujit | Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania | |||
Dice snake (Natrix tessellata) | Gjarpri i vogël i shiut | Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, in freshwater and brackish water habitats | |||
Dahl's whip snake (Coluber najadum) | Shigjeta i hollë | Found in west & southwestern Albania | |||
Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) | Biroja | Psammophiidae | Commonly found alongside the coast of Albania, in the river valleys up to the mountains | ||
Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius) | Shigjeta e gjatë | Colubridae | Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania excluding the north, up to 1500 m above sea level | ||
European ratsnake (Zamenis situla) | Bolla laramane | Rarely found, only in western Albania | |||
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) | Bolla e shtëpisë | Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, from the coast to the mountains | |||
Four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlinea) | Bolla me katër vija | Mostly found in the west, rarely in the mountains | One of the longest Snakes in Europe | ||
European adder (Vipera berus) | Nepërka me lara e malit | Viperidae | Only found in the Northern Albanian Alps | ||
Meadow viper (Vipera ursinii) | Nepërka e vogël e malit | Only found in the Northern Albanian Alps and Korab Mountains | |||
Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) | Gjarpri i zi | Colubridae | Only found in the Northern Albanian Alps and Korab Mountains | ||
European cat snake (Telescopus fallax) | Gjarpri laraman | Found in Western Albania | |||
Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca) | ? | Viperidae | Found near Himarë to the north of Berat and into Greece. Endangered. | Endangered[4] | |
Javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus) | Boa e rërës | Boidae | Rarely found, only in the south near Sarandë | ||
European blind snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis) | Gjarpri i verbër krymbor | Typhlopidae | Commonly found in hilly country and plains |