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.
Indian Python
A large, non-venomous python native to the Indian subcontinent, one of the largest snakes in Asia and a species of conservation concern.
Round Island Keel-Scaled Boa
The last surviving species of an ancient, highly endangered snake family, found only on Round Island near Mauritius and rescued through conservation breeding.
Round Island Boa
A now likely-extinct burrowing boa once endemic to Round Island near Mauritius, notable for its unique jaw structure among snakes.
West African Egg-eater
A harmless, egg-specialist snake from West and Central African forests, notable for its ability to swallow eggs many times the width of its head.
Burmese Python
One of the largest snake species in the world, a massive constrictor native to Southeast Asia and infamous for establishing invasive populations elsewhere.
Habu
A large, aggressive pit viper endemic to Japan's Ryukyu Islands, notorious as the region's most medically significant snake.
African Rock Python
The largest snake species in Africa, a massive constrictor found across the sub-Saharan savanna belt, capable of taking prey as large as antelope.
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.
Large Shieldtail Snake
One of the larger species within the shieldtail snake family, endemic to the moist forests of India's Western Ghats.
Central American Mussurana
A robust, dark-colored colubrid from Central America famous within its genus for preying heavily on other snakes, including venomous species.
Smooth Earthsnake
A small, plain-colored, smooth-scaled snake found under forest debris across a broad swath of the eastern U.S.
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.
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.
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.
Dekay's Brownsnake
A tiny, secretive brown snake commonly found in gardens and vacant lots across much of eastern North America.
Brown Sipo
A slender, fast-moving brown colubrid of the Amazon rainforest, active during the day in vegetation and forest edges.
Collared Whipsnake
A small, fast-moving whipsnake distinguished by a dark collar-like marking near the head, found in inland eastern Australia.