Snakes have ‘fully invaded’ Spain’s Ibiza: Environmentalists fear for local lizard species The horseshoe snake arrived to the island around two decades ago 13 Sep, 2024 @ 13:42 Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead
Watch: Girl in Spain finds huge snake slithering in her bed – and has no idea where it came from THIS is the moment emergency services recovered a snake from the bedroom of a young girl in southern Spain last night. At around 3.55am, the 31 Jul, 2024 @ 14:33 Animals·Environment·Lead·Sevilla
Ibiza’s volunteer snake catcher puts out call for help after vehicle gives up the ghost DEAN Gallagher is something of a guardian angel on the Balearic Island of Ibiza. Not content with lending a hand to tourists who have broken 20 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00 Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead
Spain is home to 11 types of snakes, three of them venomous vipers—but how dangerous are they? THERE are 11 types of snakes in Spain, but only three of these are venomous, the last of which causes between 2,000 and 5,000 bites 13 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00 Environment·Lead·Other News
Benidorm’s Terra Natura park welcomes deadly tarantula and snakes seized from Costa Blanca house in Spain A poisonous tarantula and two snakes have been removed from an Altea house and taken to Benidorm’s Terra Natura nature and animal park. Altea council 8 Jun, 2022 @ 14:00 Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Nature
Lizards on Ibiza in Spain hit by booming snake numbers caused by rising British visitors A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not 30 Aug, 2021 @ 15:50 Environment·Ibiza·Lead
Young owner of 25 snakes dies after his ‘Asian viper’ bites him in Spain’s Andalucia A MAN has died after being bitten by his Asian viper in southern Spain. The unnamed 27-year-old from Algeciras, who kept 25 snakes at his 30 May, 2020 @ 18:16 Cadiz·Lead·Nature
More than 25 snakes have been caught in Malaga so far this year The most recent was a 1.5m snake found in a courtyard 1 Oct, 2013 @ 13:47 Malaga
Snakes on a plane: Man caught trying to board flight to Spain with 247 live animals in suitcase Airport workers in Argentina found poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles inside the baggage of a Czech man who was about to board a flight to 28 Dec, 2011 @ 10:06 National News
‘I was a little stupid’ admits Dutch woman lost in Spanish mountains for 18 days Mary Anne Goossens, who spent 18 days lost on hillside near Nerja, survived by thinking of her favourite dishes and family 11 Jul, 2011 @ 19:56 Malaga