Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Ornamental Snake
A small, patterned nocturnal elapid restricted to the Brigalow Belt of central Queensland, listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss.
Western Massasauga
A small prairie rattlesnake with a lighter, more contrasting blotched pattern than its eastern relative.
Bull Snake
A large, powerful colubrid famous for its loud hissing bluff display, often mistaken for a rattlesnake.
Gopher Snake
A large, powerfully built colubrid often mistaken for a rattlesnake due to its hissing and tail-vibrating display.
Western Fox Snake
A stout, tan-and-brown blotched constrictor of the Midwest prairies, sometimes mistaken for a rattlesnake due to tail vibration.
Portuguese Viper
A small viper of the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Africa, recognizable by a soft nasal appendage similar to its close relatives.
Pacific Gopher Snake
A large, heavy-bodied colubrid of the Pacific coast known for its loud hiss and tail-vibrating display that often leads to mistaken identity as a rattlesnake.
Pit Viper
A diverse group of vipers defined by heat-sensing facial pits, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and Asian bamboo vipers.
Meadow Viper
A small, threatened viper of montane meadows and steppe grasslands in southern and southeastern Europe.
Broad-banded Garter Snake
A striped garter snake variant found near streams and rivers in Texas, notable for its wide dorsal stripe.
Northwestern Garter Snake
A small, colorful, and highly variable garter snake common in gardens and forests of the Pacific Northwest.
Red Spitting Cobra
A small, brightly colored East African cobra, typically salmon-red or orange with a black throat band.
Cross-marked Sand Snake
A small, slender southern African sand snake named for the distinctive cross- or arrow-shaped marking on its head and neck.
Kaznakov's Viper
A small, colorful viper of the western Caucasus, often displaying vivid copper or reddish coloration and a zigzag dorsal pattern.
Western Groundsnake
A small, highly variable desert snake that may be striped, banded, or plain depending on the population.
Black Swamp Snake
A small, glossy black semi-aquatic snake with a bright red-orange belly, found in southeastern wetlands.
Aurora House Snake
A small southern African snake named for the striking orange-red dorsal stripe reminiscent of an aurora glow.
Green Bush Viper
A small, arboreal African viper with rough spiny scales and a body color that varies from green to yellow or blue-green.
Cape Coral Snake
A small, brightly banded burrowing elapid of arid southern Africa, known for its bold red-and-black or coral pattern.
De Vis' Banded Snake
A small, secretive elapid of inland eastern Australia's floodplains, closely related to the Ornamental Snake.
Ringneck Snake
A small, widespread North American snake recognized by a bright yellow, orange, or cream neck ring against a dark, uniform body.
Twin-barred Tree Snake
A small relative of the flying snakes, marked with paired dark bars along a reddish or orange body, native to Southeast Asian forests.
Black Swampsnake
A small, glossy black wetland snake with a bright red-orange belly, found in dense marsh vegetation of the southeastern coastal plain.
MacClelland's Coral Snake
A small, brightly patterned coral snake of Asian montane forests, recognized by its orange-brown body with black crossbands and a black-and-orange head pattern.