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7 Φεβ 2024 · Unverified reports of a “giant snake” surfaced in Iraq in the early 1980s. Local people reported a massive snake known as “Afa’ah” that was arboreal in the northern mountains and was feared by the inhabitants.
In the article below, I have listed the most common snakes you can expect to see. Then, for each species, you will find out how to identify that snake correctly, along with pictures, interesting facts, and RANGE MAPS! You’ll see that the snakes that live in Iraq are very different from each other.
21 Μαρ 2024 · ‘Exceedingly rare’ rat snake measuring nearly 4 feet long seen in Iraq for first time, study says. It was found and killed by a local man.
We found 35 species meeting the request Snakes of Iraq. Learn more about their habitat, lifestyle, diet, mating behavior, and more.
14 Αυγ 2016 · According to the literature, 41 species of snakes were found in Iraq and according to the results of this survey 17 species and subspecies (~41%) of them occur in central and southern Iraq....
27 Ιουν 2019 · The Rat Snake, Zamenis hohenackeri (Strauch, 1873), was found at the foot of Hawraman Mountain and at Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, which represents the first country record.
Remarks: CORKIll (1932) referred to the snake under the name Echis carinatus (SChnEIDER, 1801) and mentioned it from Diwaniyah, southern Iraq, close to our col-lection site of Al-nasiriyah (Zekar). Since that time, it was regarded a rare snake in Iraq as no further specimens became known.
