When we lived there I never saw a snake (only squished ones in the country roads) but last year I spent a week doing the garden, getting it right, when I finished I heard a noise outside the balcony, looked over and a small cat was playing with a snake, I had a hissy fit, and Gordon went off and made sure cat and snake were gone from our grounds, spoke to the neighbour later and he confirmed that the snake was poisonous, never saw the cat again. my gardening days are over!
this was in Akarca.