Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Gray Rat Snake
A large, blotched gray-and-brown constrictor that retains its juvenile pattern into adulthood, unlike its solid-black eastern relative.
Brown's Coral Snake
A tricolor coral snake of Pacific-slope forests in southern Mexico and northern Central America.
Night Snake
A small, secretive, cat-eyed colubrid of arid western North America.
Ring-Necked Snake
A small, secretive colubrid identified by a bright ring of color around its neck, common across much of North America.
Plain Tree Snake
A fast-moving, slender brown colubrid found in the forests of Central America and northwestern South America.
Western Worm Snake
A small, uniformly purplish-brown burrowing snake of the central plains, closely resembling its eastern relative.
Western Hognose Snake
A stout, upturned-nosed colubrid of the North American prairies, known for its bluffing displays.
Red-Bellied Snake
A tiny woodland colubrid best known for its bright red or orange belly, common across eastern North America.
American Pipe Snake
A striking red-and-black banded burrowing snake from the Amazon Basin, often mistaken for a coral snake.
Northern Pine Snake
A large, powerful black-and-white blotched constrictor known for its loud hissing display and habit of burrowing in sandy pine habitats.
Northern Brown Snake
A fast, alert elapid closely related to the western brown snake, common across arid and tropical northern Australia.
Dekay's Brownsnake
A tiny, secretive brown snake commonly found in gardens and vacant lots across much of eastern North America.
Northwestern Garter Snake
A small, colorful, and highly variable garter snake common in gardens and forests of the Pacific Northwest.
Racer
A slender, fast-moving, sharp-eyed snake known for its speed.
Aquatic Garter Snake
A strongly aquatic garter snake of Pacific coast streams and rivers, closely tied to clean flowing water.
Florida Brown Snake
A small, secretive brown snake common in Florida gardens and leaf litter, a frequent resident of suburban yards.
West Coast Garter Snake
A common streamside garter snake of the Pacific coast, often seen basking near rivers and creeks in California and Oregon.
Eastern Rat Snake
A large, glossy black constrictor common across the eastern U.S., often seen climbing trees or barn rafters in search of rodents and birds.
Mexican Garter Snake
A wetland-dependent garter snake of the desert Southwest and Mexico, now rare across much of its northern range.
Orange-Naped Snake
A slender elapid with a bold orange nape patch and black head, widespread across northern and eastern Australia.
Broad-banded Garter Snake
A striped garter snake variant found near streams and rivers in Texas, notable for its wide dorsal stripe.
Bullsnake
A large, powerful North American colubrid known for its loud hissing bluff displays and role as a major rodent predator.
Short-Nosed Snake
A small, secretive elapid endemic to the heathlands and forests of southwestern Western Australia, notable for its blunt snout.
Mud Snake
A glossy black semi-aquatic snake with a vivid red-and-black checkered belly, often called the 'hoop snake' or 'stinging snake' in folklore.