Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Marajo Rainbow Boa
A rainbow boa population native to Marajo Island in the Amazon River delta, displaying the characteristic iridescent sheen of its genus.
Annulated Tree Boa
A slender, ring-patterned arboreal boa found in Central American and northwestern South American forests, named for the ring-like blotches along its body.
Red Sand Boa
A thick-bodied, burrowing boa with a blunt tail often mistaken for a second head, prized illegally in wildlife trafficking.
Somali Sand Boa
A small burrowing boa native to the arid Horn of Africa, adapted to sandy soils with a stout body and reduced eyes.
Egyptian Sand Boa
A stout, burrowing boa of arid African and Middle Eastern regions, easily recognized by its blunt tail, small eyes set high on the head, and habit of ambushing prey from beneath the sand.
Crowned False Boa
A slender reddish colubrid from South America named for a dark crown-like marking on its head.
Southern Rubber Boa
A small, smooth-skinned boa from southern California mountain ranges, closely related to the more widespread rubber boa.
Tartar Sand Boa
A stout, burrowing boa of Central Asian deserts and steppe, adapted for a fossorial lifestyle with a blunt tail and small eyes.
Palau Ground Boa
A lesser-known Pacific ground boa whose taxonomy and precise range have historically been debated among herpetologists.
Elegant Sand Boa
A small, patterned sand boa found across arid parts of Central Asia and Iran, named for its comparatively attractive, well-defined blotched pattern.
Virgin Islands Boa
A small West Indian boa found across several islands of the Puerto Rico Bank, including parts of the Virgin Islands.
Whitaker's Sand Boa
A small, burrowing sand boa native to western India, named for herpetologist Romulus Whitaker and closely related to the more widespread red sand boa.
Common Sand Boa
A short, stout, patterned burrowing boa common across dry and semi-arid regions of the Indian subcontinent.
Pacific Ground Boa
A small, variably colored ground boa found across New Guinea and nearby Indo-Pacific islands.
Blomberg's Tree Boa
A slender, less commonly encountered tree boa native to western Ecuador and Colombia, named after Swedish explorer Rolf Blomberg.
Turks Island Boa
A small West Indian boa endemic to the Turks and Caicos Islands and nearby southern Bahamian islands.
Round Island Boa
A now likely-extinct burrowing boa once endemic to Round Island near Mauritius, notable for its unique jaw structure among snakes.
Crooked-Acklins Boa
A West Indian boa endemic to the Crooked Island and Acklins Island group in the southern Bahamas.
Ruschenberger's Tree Boa
A slender, arboreal tree boa of Central America and northern South America closely related to the common tree boa.
Abaco Island Boa
A population of Bahamian boa specifically associated with the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas.
Panamanian Dwarf Boa
A small arboreal dwarf boa closely associated with Panama's tropical forests, sharing much of its biology with the Central American Dwarf Boa.
Emerald Tree Boa
A vivid green, arboreal boa of the Amazon rainforest, prized for its striking coloration and specialized ambush-hunting posture.
Neuwied's False Boa
A slender, reddish-brown colubrid from northern South America that superficially resembles boas despite belonging to a different family.
Saharan Sand Boa
A burrowing sand boa of the Saharan and Sahelian regions of Africa, adapted for life beneath loose desert sand.