Tony Phelps / Smooth snakes mating, Dorset UK

Tony Phelps / Smooth snake giving birth, Dorset, UK

Tony Phelps / Smooth snakes mating, Dorset, UK

Fabio Pupin / Smooth snake, (Coronella austriaca), Tuscany, Italy, June . Non-ex.

Fabio Pupin / Smooth snake, (Coronella austriaca), Italy, August . Non-ex.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca), Staudernheim, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca), Staudernheim, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca), Staudernheim, Pfalz, Germany. September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Sands / Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) close up of head, Surrey, England, UK, August

Andy Sands / Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) coiled on ground, Surrey, England, UK, August

Andy Sands / Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) basking on bare ground, Surrey, England, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) Hartland Moor, Dorset, England, UK. August.