Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Eastern Copperhead
A copper-colored pit viper common across the eastern and central United States, known for its hourglass-shaped bands.
East African Gaboon Viper
A large, elaborately patterned viper found in East and Central African rainforests, closely related to the West African Gaboon Viper.
Guatemalan Palm Pit Viper
An arboreal green pit viper of Central American highland forests, closely related to other palm pit vipers of the region.
Storm's Water Cobra
A large, strongly aquatic cobra of Central African rivers and lakes, named for herpetologist Storm and adapted for a semi-aquatic lifestyle.
Dwarf Sand Snake
One of the smallest members of the Psammophis genus, this diminutive sand snake inhabits savanna and grassland regions of southern and central Africa.
Forest Cobra
The largest true cobra species, an elapid of Central and West African forests with a glossy dark body and pale lip markings.
Black-headed Coral Snake
One of the most widespread and frequently recorded coral snakes of Central America, with a solid black head and tricolor banded body.
Calabar Boa
A cylindrical, burrowing boa-like snake from West and Central Africa with a distinctive blunt tail used to confuse predators.
Middle American Gopher Snake
A Mexican highland gopher snake species with a striking pattern of dark blotches on a pale background, found in the central plateau region.
Battersby's Green Snake
A little-known, slender green colubrid from Central and East African forests, closely related to other bush snakes.
Dahl's Whip Snake
A slender, fast-moving whip snake of dry, open habitats across the Balkans, Middle East, and parts of Central Asia.
Forest Night Adder
A small, forest-dwelling night adder of Central and West Africa, adapted to a life among leaf litter in dense rainforest.
Dwarf Sand Boa
A small, sandy-colored burrowing boa widespread across Central Asian deserts and steppe, one of the more common sand boas in the region.
Ringed Brown Snake
One of the smallest members of the brown snake genus, distinguished by dark banding around its body, found in arid central and western Australia.
Reddish Whip Snake
A slender, fast-moving colubrid with a reddish-brown, striped pattern, widely distributed across arid regions of the Middle East and Central Asia.
Gold's Tree Cobra
A large, slender, highly arboreal forest cobra of Central and West Africa, known for its glossy dark coloration and agile climbing ability.
Slender Racer
A slim, fast-moving whip snake found in dry, open habitats from the Balkans through the Middle East to Central Asia.
Northern Eyelash Boa
A small, heavily keeled forest-floor boa from Central and South America named for the spiny scales above its eyes.
Cross-banded Mountain Rattlesnake
A small, rare rattlesnake of central Mexico's high volcanic slopes, distinguished by bold crossbands rather than typical diamond blotches.
Lined Snake
A small, garter snake-like colubrid of the central United States, identified by a double row of dark half-moon belly markings.
Mexican Alpine Blotched Garter Snake
A high-altitude garter snake from central Mexico's volcanic peaks, marked by a ladder-like blotched pattern rather than clean stripes.
Western Green Mamba
A vivid green, arboreal mamba of West African forests, closely related to the eastern green mamba but geographically separated by the continent's dry central belt.
Congo Water Cobra
A slender, semi-aquatic cobra of the central Congo River system, closely related to the banded water cobra but generally smaller and less boldly patterned.
Red Milk Snake
A tricolor milk snake subspecies from the central US, known for its vivid red, black, and white/yellow banding that mimics coral snakes.