Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with venomous status, family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell look-alikes apart.
Common Smooth-Scaled Water Snake
A small, mildly venomous, aquatic colubrid common in the rice paddies, ponds, and waterways of Southeast Asia.
Common Wolf Snake
A slender, nocturnal Asian colubrid often confused with venomous kraits due to similar banding, but harmless to humans.
Common Bridal Snake
A small, slender nocturnal colubrid from South Asia with a delicate banded pattern.
Common Glossy Racer
A widespread, smooth-scaled racer with a glossy sheen, found across a broad swath of Neotropical habitats.
Common Kukri Snake
A small, harmless banded colubrid named for its curved, kukri-knife-shaped rear teeth used to slit open reptile eggs.
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
A slender, nocturnal, mildly venomous snake with bold banding and cat-like pupils, common near wetlands.
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
A widespread nocturnal colubrid of the Americas with large cat-like eyes and a banded or blotched pattern, common near wetlands.
Kirtland's Snake
A small, secretive wetland snake with a reddish belly marked by bold black spots, now rare across much of its midwestern range.
Queen Snake
A slender, semi-aquatic snake of clean, rocky streams that feeds almost exclusively on freshly molted crayfish.
Graham's Crayfish Snake
A slender, striped aquatic snake of the central U.S. plains and prairies that feeds heavily on crayfish.
Glossy Crayfish Snake
A glossy, dark-bodied wetland snake of the southeastern coastal plain that specializes in eating crayfish.
Striped Crayfish Snake
A small, boldly striped aquatic snake of Florida's wetlands, with a bright yellow belly stripe and a diet centered on crayfish.
Viperine Snake
A harmless aquatic colubrid from southwestern Europe and North Africa whose zigzag pattern mimics that of true vipers.
Checkered Keelback
One of the most common water-associated snakes in Asia, recognized by its checkerboard pattern and strongly keeled scales, frequently seen near rice paddies and ponds.
Olive Keelback
A drab, olive-toned freshwater colubrid common in ponds, ditches, and paddies across South Asia.
Striped Keelback
A common, slender colubrid with pale stripes along the back, frequently found near water and farmland across South Asia.
Bockadam
A common brackish-water snake of Asian mangroves and estuaries, feeding mainly on fish and known for its dog-like snout.
Bandy-Bandy
A striking black-and-white banded elapid famous for arching loops of its body when threatened.
Annulated Sea Snake
A widespread, boldly banded sea snake with alternating dark and pale rings, common in shallow coastal and estuarine waters across Asia.
Eastern Kingsnake
A glossy black snake marked with narrow chain-like yellow or white bands, famed for preying on venomous snakes.
Variable Coral Snake
A tricolor coral snake with highly variable banding patterns found across much of Mexico and northern Central America.
California Kingsnake
A highly adaptable and widely distributed kingsnake known for its bold banded or striped patterns and resistance to pit viper venom.
Brown-Lipped Sea Krait
A widely distributed, boldly banded sea krait recognized by its dark upper lip, common on coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific and known for amphibious habits.
Eastern Coral Snake
A slender, brightly banded elapid of the southeastern United States, famous for its red-yellow-black ring pattern and the mnemonic rhyme used to distinguish it from harmless mimics.