Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
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.
Spectacled Cobra
One of India's 'Big Four' snakes, famous for the spectacle-shaped mark on its raised hood.
Anaconda
One of the heaviest snakes on Earth, a massive semi-aquatic constrictor of South American rivers and swamps.
Green Anaconda
One of the world's heaviest snakes, a massive semi-aquatic constrictor of South American rivers and wetlands.
West African Egg-eater
An egg-specialist snake from West and Central African forests, notable for its ability to swallow eggs many times the width of its head.
Indian Cobra
A cobra of the Indian subcontinent, famous for the spectacle-like marking on its hood and its role in traditional snake charming.
Olive Whipsnake
A slender, olive-brown to greenish diurnal snake of Neotropical forests known for its speed and agility in fleeing threats.
Yellow Anaconda
A large, semi-aquatic constrictor of South American wetlands, smaller than its relative the green anaconda but still among the heaviest snakes in the Americas.
Olive Python
One of Australia's largest snakes, a plain olive-brown python found around rocky gorges and river systems in the continent's arid and tropical north.
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.
Calabar Boa
A cylindrical, burrowing boa-like snake from West and Central Africa with a distinctive blunt tail used to confuse predators.
European Adder
The only snake native to much of the British Isles, with an enormous range spanning from western Europe to the Russian Far East, including areas within the Arctic Circle.
Rhombic Egg-eater
A patterned southern African egg-eating snake, closely related to (and often considered the same species complex as) the common egg-eater, marked by bold diamond-shaped dorsal blotches.
Neotropical Snail-eater
An alternate common name for the widespread snail-specialist snake found across humid Neotropical forests, known for its slender build and molluscivorous diet.
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.
Desert Death Adder
A reddish, sand-dwelling death adder adapted to Australia's arid interior deserts.
Kayaudi Dwarf Reticulated Python
A dwarf reticulated python population endemic to the small island of Kayuadi in Indonesia, notably reduced in size.
Bredl's Python
A rich reddish-brown python endemic to the arid ranges of central Australia, closely related to the carpet pythons.
Crowned False Boa
A slender reddish colubrid from South America named for a dark crown-like marking on its head.
Sumatran Short-Tailed Python
A stout, heavy-bodied python from Sumatra known for its short tail and rich reddish coloration, part of the blood python group.
Somali Sand Boa
A small burrowing boa native to the arid Horn of Africa, adapted to sandy soils with a stout body and reduced eyes.
Kaznakov's Viper
A small, colorful viper of the western Caucasus, often displaying vivid copper or reddish coloration and a zigzag dorsal pattern.
Neuwied's False Boa
A slender, reddish-brown colubrid from northern South America that superficially resembles boas despite belonging to a different family.