This is a list of snakes in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
. In the country there are 16 species of snakes, of which three are
venomous
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...
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Snakes
In North Macedonia there are 16 species of snakes:
Snakes in Macedonia
on kralemarko.org.mk
See also
* Snakes
Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joi ...
* Fauna of North Macedonia
The fauna of North Macedonia has a complex Zoogeography, zoogeographical structure. It contains faunal elements of different origins and is characterized by a high degree of Relict (biology), relict and Endemism, endemic forms. Taxonomic diversity ...
References
External links
Snakes in Macedonia
on страницата kralemarko.org.mk
In Macedonia there are only three venomous species of snakes
on dnevnik.com.mk
{{Europe topic, List of snakes in
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Macedonia