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 Slug-eater
A small, docile African colubrid that feeds exclusively on slugs and snails, completely harmless to humans.
Common Egg-eater
A remarkable African colubrid that feeds exclusively on bird eggs, using specialized vertebral spines in its throat to crack shells after swallowing them whole.
Lichtenstein's Green Racer
A slender green-and-gray South American snake, common in gardens and forest edges, known for its speed and defensive bite when cornered.
Bullsnake
A large, powerful North American colubrid known for its loud hissing bluff displays and role as a major rodent predator.
Texas Lyresnake
A slender, rear-fanged desert snake with large eyes and a distinctive lyre-shaped mark on top of its head.
Black Kingsnake
A largely uniform glossy black kingsnake found in the central and southeastern United States, sometimes showing faint traces of pattern.
Lesser Black Whipsnake
A slender, fast-moving diurnal elapid of tropical northern Australia, smaller than its close relative the Greater Black Whipsnake.
Rough Earthsnake
A tiny, drab, keeled-scaled snake commonly hidden beneath leaf litter and garden debris across the Southeast.
Mimic False Coral
A striking red, black, and cream banded colubrid of South America that mimics venomous coral snakes for protection.
Scarlet Kingsnake
A small, vividly banded red, black, and yellow kingsnake of the southeastern US that mimics the venomous coral snake.
Desert Kingsnake
A lightly speckled kingsnake from the arid Southwest, similar in appearance to the speckled kingsnake but adapted to desert environments.
Schokari Sand Racer
A slender, fast-moving desert racer common across North Africa and the Middle East, notable for its speed and daytime hunting habits.
Texas Threadsnake
A small, glossy, burrowing thread snake native to Texas and adjacent Mexico, spending nearly its entire life underground feeding on ant and termite brood.
Dugite
A fast, alert brown snake species endemic to southwestern Australia, considered one of the region's most medically significant venomous snakes.
Road Guarder
A striped, mildly venomous ground snake often seen basking on roads and open paths in dry tropical habitats.
Speckled Racer
A fast, alert colubrid with a striking pattern of pale speckles or crossbars on a dark, glossy body.
Brown Sipo
A slender, fast-moving brown colubrid of the Amazon rainforest, active during the day in vegetation and forest edges.
Barbados Threadsnake
One of the smallest known snake species in the world, endemic to the small Caribbean island of Barbados and rediscovered in the early 2000s.
Black Swampsnake
A small, glossy black wetland snake with a bright red-orange belly, found in dense marsh vegetation of the southeastern coastal plain.
Pygmy Copperhead
The smallest of the copperhead species, restricted to a limited range in South Australia including Kangaroo Island.
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
A slender, nocturnal desert snake with catlike vertical pupils and a pair of dark neck blotches resembling a collar.
Yellow-Faced Whipsnake
A slender, fast-moving Australian elapid named for the distinctive yellowish marking on its face, active by day and generally shy toward humans.
Short-Tailed Kingsnake
A small, secretive Florida endemic with a slender body and reduced tail, rarely seen due to its burrowing habits.
Sonoran Lyresnake
A slender, big-eyed nocturnal snake named for the lyre-shaped mark on its head, with rear fangs used to subdue small prey.