Whip snake may refer to:
Genera
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Ahaetulla
''Ahaetulla,'' commonly referred to as Asian vine snakes or Asian whip snakes, is a genus of colubrid snakes distributed throughout tropical Asia. They are considered by some scientists to be mildly venomous and are what is commonly termed as ' ...
'', endemic to southern Asia, from India to Vietnam
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Demansia
''Demansia'' is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as whip snakes or whipsnakes, as are members of several other genera.
Description
All species of the genus ''Demansia'' are gray, brown, ...
'', endemic to Australia, Papua New Guinea, and nearby islands
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Hemorrhois'', endemic to the western Mediterranean, west, central, and southern Asia
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Hierophis
''Hierophis'' is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae.
It contains the following species:
* Balkan whip snake (''Hierophis gemonensis'')
* Cyprus whip snake (''Hierophis cypriensis'')
* Green whip snake
The green whip snake or wester ...
'', endemic to southern Europe
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Masticophis
''Masticophis'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly referred to as whip snakes or coachwhips, which are endemic to the Americas. Conant R (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition ...
'', endemic to the Americas
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Psammophis
''Psammophis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Psammophiidae. The genus comprises 33 species, which are found in Africa and Asia.. www.reptile-database.org. ''Psammophis'' are diurnal and prey on lizards and rodents which they actively hunt. ...
'', endemic to Africa and Asia
Species
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Caspian whipsnake
The Caspian whipsnake (''Dolichophis caspius'', sometimes also ''Coluber caspius'') also known as the large whipsnake (among various other species in genus ''Dolichophis''/'' Coluber''), is a common species of whipsnake found in the Balkans ...
(''Dolichophis caspius''), found in the Balkans and Eastern Europe
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Red whip snake
The red whip snake or collared dwarf racer (''Platyceps collaris'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. Native to the Middle East, its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, ...
(''Platyceps collaris''), found in Bulgaria and the Levant
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Suta dwyeri'', found in Australia from New South Wales to South Queensland
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White-lipped snake
The white-lipped snake (''Drysdalia coronoides'') is a small species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to south-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Description
It is the smallest of three species of snake f ...
(''Drysdalia coronoides''), found in Tasmania and southeastern Australia
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