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.
Ford's Boa
A tiny, rough-scaled leaf-litter dwarf boa from the wet forests of the Choco region, rarely seen due to its cryptic habits.
New Guinea Carpet Python
A subspecies of carpet python native to southern New Guinea, sometimes classified as Morelia spilota harrisoni.
Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake
One of the largest rattlesnakes in Mexico, inhabiting tropical dry forest and thorn scrub along the Pacific coast.
Jararacussu
One of the largest South American lanceheads, a heavy-bodied forest pit viper capable of delivering large venom yields.
Rosy Boa
A small, calm desert boa recognized by three dark longitudinal stripes running down its otherwise pale, sandy body.
Seoane's Viper
A small viper endemic to the cool, humid northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, closely related to the common European adder.
Cardamom Mountains Green Pit Viper
A green pit viper restricted to the Cardamom Mountains region of Cambodia, a biodiversity-rich range in Indochina.
Palmerston Carpet Python
A locality of the Darwin carpet python subspecies from the Palmerston area near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory.
Borneo Short-Tailed Python
A stout island relative of the blood pythons, endemic to Borneo, typically lighter and tan-colored compared to its Sumatran cousin.
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.
Egyptian Saw-Scaled Viper
A small but highly dangerous viper known for producing a rasping warning sound by rubbing its serrated scales together.
Water Python
A glossy, iridescent python closely tied to Australia's tropical wetlands, famous for its rainbow sheen in sunlight.
Coastal Taipan
A large, fast-moving, highly venomous Australian elapid found along tropical coastal regions and adjacent New Guinea.
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.
Cyclops Green Tree Python
A locality form of the green tree python from the Cyclops Mountains rainforest reserve near Jayapura in northern Papua.
Sahara Horned Viper
A desert-dwelling viper famous for the small horn-like projections above its eyes, well camouflaged against sand.
Papuan Taipan
A large, highly venomous taipan subspecies found in the grasslands and agricultural areas of southern Papua New Guinea.
Mozambique Spitting Cobra
A medium-sized, highly venomous spitting cobra of southern and East Africa, capable of accurately spraying venom toward a threat's eyes.
Large-Eyed Pit Viper
A green pit viper distinguished by unusually large eyes, found across forested regions of mainland Southeast Asia.
Blood Python
A stout, non-venomous python of Southeast Asia known for its short, heavy build and rich reddish or blood-colored patterning.
Colombian Rainbow Boa
A medium-sized boa prized for its iridescent sheen, which produces a rainbow-like shimmer on its scales under direct light.
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.
Bengal Sand Boa
A stout, burrowing South Asian boa with rough, patterned scales, often mistaken for a venomous species due to its blunt tail.
Fan Si Pan Horned Pit Viper
A stout mountain pit viper with small hornlike scales above the eyes, found in high-elevation forests of the Fan Si Pan region.