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Posted: **Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:47 am**

Guys, I need help! I’m confused with this snake. Is it Coronella austriaca or Elaphe dione? I found it yesterday (24.9.2017) in the Province of Saratov, Russian Federation

Posted: **Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:09 am**

If I should find such a baby in the province of Pavia, where C.austriaca lives, I would think: "What the hell have I found?" :lol:

So: it's a baby dione! Why are you in doubt?

Posted: **Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:46 am**

Ruggero Morimando wrote:If I should find such a baby in the province of Pavia, where C.austriaca lives, I would think: "What the hell have I found?"
So: it's a baby dione! Why are you in doubt?

I’ve never seen both species in the wild...I’m after them for the last 2 years

Both species are mentioned for this spot. As I can see, they have similar upperside color patterns and spots

Thanks for ID!!

Posted: **Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:13 pm**

Nice find! Would love to visit you one day to see this species, Vipera renardi and Pelobates vespertinus

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Coronella austriaca or Elaphe dione?

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