AI Identification Disclaimer
Last updated: October 16, 2026
Snake Identifier names snakes from photos using artificial intelligence and offers an encyclopedia of species to browse. Please read this page in full: it explains what the app can and cannot tell you, and what you agree to by using it.
1. What the app gives you
Each identification is a best guess produced by an AI model from the photo and any notes you add. It names a likely species and describes its appearance, range, habitat, and natural history. It is a starting point for curiosity and learning, not a confirmed identification, and it has not been checked by a person.
2. Why a photo is not enough
Snakes are hard to tell apart from a picture. Juveniles can look nothing like adults, one species can vary in color and pattern from region to region, harmless and dangerous species can closely resemble one another, and a snake that is about to shed can look dull and washed out. Distance, zoom, motion blur, shadows, and a body half hidden in leaves or water all remove the details that matter, such as scale texture, head shape, and markings. The AI can name the wrong species, describe features that are not in the photo, or mistake another animal or object for a snake. Legless lizards, such as slow worms and glass lizards, are treated as snakes in this app.
3. Never a safety verdict
Snake Identifier does not tell you whether a snake is venomous, dangerous, harmless, or safe to be near, and nothing in the app or on our website should ever be read that way. Treat every snake as potentially venomous. Only a qualified expert who sees the snake in person, such as a herpetologist or a wildlife officer, can confirm what species it is. Keep well back, and never try to catch, handle, move, corner, or kill a snake because of anything the app says. If you or someone else is bitten, call your local emergency number straight away. Do not wait to identify the snake, and do not use the app to decide whether a bite needs treatment.
4. The Snake Encyclopedia and guides
Encyclopedia entries, identification guides, and their answers to common questions are written with the help of automated tools and AI models and are general information only. They describe typical members of a species, so the snake in front of you may differ. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons contributors and are credited with their licenses; they may not show every color form. Entries can contain errors or be out of date, and they have not been reviewed by herpetologists. If you spot a mistake, email support@snakeidentifier.com and we will look into it.
5. Your photos, notes, and the law
Any notes or location details you add are passed to the AI along with your photo, but we don’t verify that they’re accurate. If they’re wrong, the identification can be wrong too. Never approach a snake to get a better photo. Many snakes are protected by law, and rules about catching, keeping, moving, or killing them differ from place to place; nothing in the app is legal advice, so check with your local wildlife authority.
6. Other people’s finds
Public identifications in the community feed and on our website were made by other users and carry the same limits as your own. If something looks wrong, offensive, or private, use Report Content in the app or email support@snakeidentifier.com. Reported identifications are reviewed and removed when they break our Terms of Service.
7. Not professional advice
Snake Identifier is not a substitute for a doctor, a poison-control service, a herpetologist, a wildlife officer, or a licensed snake-removal service. It does not give medical, first-aid, wildlife-management, pest-control, or legal advice.
8. No warranty and limited liability
The app, the website, and everything they show are provided as is, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty that an identification or encyclopedia entry is accurate, complete, or up to date. To the fullest extent the law allows, Snake Identifier and its affiliates are not liable for any injury, loss, or damage that results from relying on an identification, the encyclopedia, community content, or any other information we provide.
9. Changes to this disclaimer
We may update this disclaimer as the app changes. When we do, the app will ask you to read and accept the new version before you continue, and the date at the top of this page will change. Using Snake Identifier means you accept the version in effect at the time.