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.
Grey Whipsnake
A slender, grey-toned whipsnake of Australia's tropical north, active by day and known for its speed and sharp vision.
Grey's Mudsnake
A small, primitive sea snake specialized for soft mangrove mudflats along the coast of north-western Australia, the sole member of its genus.
Florida Cottonmouth
A large, semi-aquatic pit viper of Florida wetlands, often confused with harmless water snakes.
West African Gaboon Viper
A massive, ornately patterned viper with the longest fangs of any snake, native to West African rainforests.
Sea Krait
A banded, amphibious sea snake that comes ashore to rest, digest, and lay eggs, unlike most fully marine sea snakes.
Amethystine Python
One of the longest snakes in the world, this iridescent brown python takes its name from the amethyst-like sheen its scales cast in sunlight.
South American Bushmaster
The longest venomous snake in the Americas, a massive pit viper of Amazonian rainforest with a distinctive spined tail.
Palestine Viper
A heavy-bodied viper of the Levant considered the most medically significant venomous snake in its range.
Racer
A slender, fast-moving, sharp-eyed snake known for its speed and alert temperament.
Anaconda
One of the heaviest snakes on Earth, a massive semi-aquatic constrictor of South American rivers and swamps.
Bushmaster
The longest venomous snake in the Americas and the largest pit viper in the world, an elusive forest dweller of Central and South America.
Himalayan Pit Viper
A cold-adapted pit viper found at high elevations across the Himalayas, among the highest-altitude venomous snakes in Asia.
California Mountain Kingsnake
A vividly banded non-venomous kingsnake native to the Pacific coast, resembling venomous coral snakes despite lacking venom.
Mussurana
A large, snake-eating colubrid famed for its resistance to pit viper venom and its dramatic ontogenetic color change.
King Cobra
The world's longest venomous snake, a formidable elapid of South and Southeast Asian forests that preys chiefly on other snakes.
Australian Scrub Python
Australia's longest snake, a large iridescent python of the tropical rainforests of northeastern Queensland and Cape York.
Gaboon Viper
One of the largest vipers in the world, with the longest fangs and the highest venom yield of any snake, yet remarkably placid in temperament.
Montane Egg-eater
A small, harmless African snake specialized entirely for eating bird eggs, found in highland and montane habitats of East and Central Africa.
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.
Striped Whipsnake
A slender, exceptionally fast-moving snake of arid western landscapes, marked with crisp longitudinal cream stripes.
Green Racer
A slender, bright green, fast-moving snake of South American forests that hunts actively by day for frogs, lizards, and small mammals.
Central American Bushmaster
One of the largest venomous snakes in the Americas, a massive, reclusive pit viper of Central American rainforests.
Green Anaconda
One of the world's heaviest snakes, a massive semi-aquatic constrictor of South American rivers and wetlands.
Northern Green Anaconda
One of the world's largest and heaviest snakes, this massive semi-aquatic constrictor dominates the rivers and wetlands of the Amazon and Orinoco basins.