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.
Rough Green Snake
A slender, bright green colubrid with keeled scales, common in shrubs and vegetation near water across the southeastern US.
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.
Mitchell's Short-Tailed Snake
A small, dark-headed elapid with a notably short tail, found across dry woodland of southeastern Australia.
Southwestern Black-Headed Snake
A tiny, secretive desert colubrid with a glossy tan body and a distinct black cap on its head.
Scarlet Kingsnake
A small, vividly banded red, black, and yellow kingsnake of the southeastern US that mimics the venomous coral snake.
Black Kingsnake
A largely uniform glossy black kingsnake found in the central and southeastern United States, sometimes showing faint traces of pattern.
Black Swampsnake
A small, glossy black wetland snake with a bright red-orange belly, found in dense marsh vegetation of the southeastern coastal plain.
Water Moccasin
A heavy-bodied semi-aquatic pit viper of the southeastern US, named for the white lining of its mouth displayed as a threat.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
The largest venomous snake in North America, a heavy-bodied rattlesnake of southeastern pine forests and coastal habitats.
Banded Sand Snake
A tiny, brightly banded desert colubrid built for burrowing through loose sand, closely resembling the shovelnose snakes it shares habitat with.
Black-Headed Snake
A tiny, secretive desert colubrid distinguished by a solid black or dark cap over the head, contrasting with its plain lighter body.
Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake
A striking tricolor kingsnake of southwestern mountain ranges, mimicking venomous coral snakes despite being harmless.
Dugite
A fast, alert brown snake species endemic to southwestern Australia, considered one of the region's most medically significant venomous snakes.
Southern Smooth Snake
A small, secretive colubrid of southwestern Europe and North Africa, closely resembling the smooth snake but with a more southerly range.
Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
A slender, arid-adapted sand snake of southwestern Africa distinguished by its bright yellow underside and swift diurnal foraging.