Snake Identifier

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.

Siamese Peninsula Pit Viper

Siamese Peninsula Pit Viper

A green pit viper of the Thai-Malay Peninsula, part of a complex of closely related arboreal pitvipers.

Philippine Temple Pit Viper

Philippine Temple Pit Viper

A brightly patterned arboreal pit viper found across the Philippines and neighboring islands.

Rainforest Hognosed Pit Viper

Rainforest Hognosed Pit Viper

A small, well-camouflaged terrestrial pit viper of Central and South American rainforests, named for its upturned snout.

Redtail Bamboo Pit Viper

Redtail Bamboo Pit Viper

A slender green bamboo pit viper of South and Southeast Asia, named for the reddish tail found in many individuals.

White-Lipped Pit Viper

White-Lipped Pit Viper

A common bright green pit viper of South and Southeast Asian forests, easily recognized by its pale lower lip.

Slender Hognosed Pit Viper

Slender Hognosed Pit Viper

A slender terrestrial pit viper of Pacific dry forest habitats in Central America, related to other hognosed pit vipers.

Spot-Tailed Pit Viper

Spot-Tailed Pit Viper

A slender green pit viper of peninsular India, distinguished by a distinctively marked, spotted tail.

Brown-Spotted Pit Viper

Brown-Spotted Pit Viper

A slender brown pit viper with a chain of dark blotches, found across a wide swath of South and East Asia.

Truong Son Pit Viper

Truong Son Pit Viper

A small, brown terrestrial pit viper endemic to the misty Annamite mountains along the Vietnam-Laos border.

Godman's Mountain Pit Viper

Godman's Mountain Pit Viper

A stout, short-tailed pit viper of Asian highland forests with variable earthy brown patterning.

Sri Lankan Pit Viper

Sri Lankan Pit Viper

A small, well-camouflaged pit viper once considered mildly venomous but now known to cause serious bites, including bleeding disorders.

Gumprecht's Green Pit Viper

Gumprecht's Green Pit Viper

A green pit viper of mainland Southeast Asia named after herpetologist Andreas Gumprecht.

Central Asian Pit Viper

Central Asian Pit Viper

A pit viper of the arid and semi-arid landscapes of Central Asia, closely related to the Halys pit viper.

Cameron Highlands Pit Viper

Cameron Highlands Pit Viper

A montane green pit viper endemic to the cool cloud forests of the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia.

Bornean Keeled Green Pit Viper

Bornean Keeled Green Pit Viper

A venomous, strikingly patterned pit viper of Southeast Asian rainforests, closely related to the well-known Wagler's pit viper.

Millard's Hump-Nosed Pit Viper

Millard's Hump-Nosed Pit Viper

A small, stout, terrestrial hump-nosed pit viper endemic to Sri Lanka with an upturned snout.

Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper

Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper

A small, mottled green and black arboreal pit viper found in the high-elevation cloud forests of Costa Rica and Panama.

Side-striped Palm Pit Viper

Side-striped Palm Pit Viper

A slender green arboreal pit viper of Central American cloud forests, marked with a pale lateral stripe.

White-Lipped Island Pit Viper

White-Lipped Island Pit Viper

A striking island pit viper found across the Lesser Sunda Islands, notable for its variable turquoise, blue, or yellow coloration.

Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper

Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper

A vividly colored green pit viper found only in Sri Lanka's forests and hill country, notable for striking eye coloration.

Broad-Banded Temple Pit Viper

Broad-Banded Temple Pit Viper

A boldly banded temple pit viper endemic to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Cardamom Mountains Green Pit Viper

Cardamom Mountains Green Pit Viper

A green pit viper restricted to the Cardamom Mountains region of Cambodia, a biodiversity-rich range in Indochina.

Ruby-Eyed Green Pit Viper

Ruby-Eyed Green Pit Viper

A green pit viper of southern Indochina known for its distinctive ruby-red eyes.

Two-striped Forest Pit Viper

Two-striped Forest Pit Viper

A slender, brilliant green arboreal pit viper of the Amazon rainforest, named for the pale stripes running along its sides.