[2] P. najadum is found in the Balkans, Aegean, Cyprus, the Mid-East, and as far as Turkmenistan and the Caucasus Mountains.

[1] P. najadum has a slim body, and is rarely over a metre (39 inches) in total length (including tail).

[4] P. najadum is threatened by direct persecution, forest fires and intensive agriculture, where its range interacts with human interests.

[5] The subspecific name, schmidtleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Josef Friedrich Schmidtler (born 1942).

[6] Σαϊτα (Greek), Saita, Стрелушка (Bulgarian), šilac (Croatian), Za'aman Z'eitani (Hebrew), Ok Yılanı (Turkish).