Jump to... Introduction | How to use this guidance | Contents Introduction The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) is Britain’s rarest reptile; in Britain its range is restricted to the southern heathlands of England. The species was only recognised in England in the 1850s, its late discovery perhaps reflecting its secretive nature. Being closely associated with heathlands, the status of the species will have echoed the fortunes of this habitat; only one sixth of the heathland that...
