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.
Mimic False Coral
A striking red, black, and cream banded colubrid of South America that mimics venomous coral snakes for protection.
Royal Ground Snake
A small, brightly marked ground-dwelling colubrid found in open and forested habitats across northern South America.
Neuwied's False Boa
A slender, reddish-brown colubrid from northern South America that superficially resembles boas despite belonging to a different family.
Long-Nosed Worm Snake
A small, worm-like blind snake found in the leaf litter and soil of Trinidad and adjacent parts of northern South America.
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
A slender, fast-moving brown racer common across northern South America, active by day in forest and open habitats.
Urutu
A heavy-bodied pit viper of grasslands and marshes in southern South America, known for its distinctive alternating dark blotches.
Argentine Coral Snake
A widely used common name for a monadal-patterned coral snake found across the drier regions of southern South America.
Northern Eyelash Boa
A small, heavily keeled forest-floor boa from Central and South America named for the spiny scales above its eyes.
Western Ribbon Snake
A slender, fast-moving striped snake closely tied to water, ranging from the central US south through Mexico into Central America.
Green Tree Python
A vividly green, non-venomous arboreal python of New Guinea and northern Australia, known for its striking resemblance to the emerald tree boa of South America.
Yellow-bellied Puffing Snake
One of South America's largest colubrid snakes, known for inflating its neck and hissing loudly when threatened, with a bright yellow underside.
Brazilian Coral Snake
A brightly ringed coral snake of southern South America's grasslands and forests, notable for its bold black-yellow-red banding and secretive lifestyle.
Desert Massasauga
The smallest and most arid-adapted massasauga, found in dry grasslands and desert scrub of the southern plains.
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.
Arizona Coral Snake
A small desert-dwelling coral snake of the Sonoran Desert region, the only coral snake species in the American Southwest, with a mild but medically distinct venom.
Green Water Snake
A large, heavy-bodied North American watersnake with plain olive-green coloration, common in swamps and marshes of the southeastern U.S.
Western Blind Snake
A small, glossy, worm-like burrowing snake widespread across the deserts of the American Southwest, feeding almost exclusively on ants and termites.
Ground Snake Sonoran
A small, highly variable colubrid of the arid American Southwest, ranging from plain to boldly banded in color pattern across its range.
Desert Blind Snake
A tiny, worm-like burrowing snake of the American Southwest deserts with vestigial eyes hidden beneath translucent scales.