I have another question.
Bero described Telescopus as a small species in comparison to Malpolon, which reminded me of 2 (1 DOR) large Teles from Kythira.
(look at that massive head)
This species has me puzzled - do they all (potentially) grow up to >1m? If so, why are these (very) hard to find? Or aren't they? My experience with Telescopus would be that if adults "have to" grow to more than 1 meter, nearly all I have seen must have been subadults. Juveniles are also hard to come by - I remember 1 (cute and tiny one) from the Peloponnese.
In a broader context, how would you summarise the size spectrum of (any) snake species you have found often? A somewhat cliché demography would have us expecting that small ones are more abundant, yet that does not have to mean they are more frequently encountered, I suppose (think of - more bold adults). Do you agree = are a lot of species more readily encountered as adults than what you would expect from a pyramid-shaped demography? There's probably some research about it, but let's just hear your impressions (first).