Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Common Krait
A nocturnal elapid of South Asia, glossy blue-black with faint white crossbands.
Bengal Sand Boa
A stout, burrowing South Asian boa with rough, patterned scales and a blunt tail.
Night Snake
A small, secretive, cat-eyed colubrid of arid western North America.
Fer-de-lance
A large, fast-moving pit viper found across much of Central America.
Nueces Coral Snake
A regional coral snake population from south Texas, closely related to the Texas coral snake.
Spotted Wolf Snake
A small, spotted South Asian wolf snake with enlarged front teeth used to grip prey.
Olive Keelback
A drab, olive-toned freshwater colubrid common in ponds, ditches, and paddies across South Asia.
Frog-eating Rat Snake
A widespread South and Southeast Asian colubrid closely tied to wetlands, feeding heavily on frogs.
Pygmy Copperhead
The smallest of the copperhead species, restricted to a limited range in South Australia including Kangaroo Island.
Western Hognose Snake
A stout, upturned-nosed colubrid of the North American prairies, known for its bluffing displays.
Brown's Coral Snake
A tricolor coral snake of Pacific-slope forests in southern Mexico and northern Central America.
Katuali
A banded sea krait found only around the island of Niue in the South Pacific, known locally as the katuali.
Red Adder
A recently described small viper with reddish coloration, endemic to mountain ranges of South Africa's Cape region.
Rat Snake
A large, fast-moving snake widespread across South and Southeast Asia, valued for controlling rodent populations.
Buff Striped Keelback
A slender, boldly striped freshwater colubrid common around paddies and ponds across South Asia.
Dunmall's Snake
A rare, secretive elapid of inland brigalow woodland in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Monocled Cobra
A cobra of South and Southeast Asia distinguished by a single circular marking on its hood, resembling a monocle.
Western Whip Snake
A fast, alert colubrid of southern Europe known for its bold yellow-and-black pattern.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
The largest rattlesnake in North America, a heavy-bodied species of southeastern pine forests and coastal habitats.
Corn Snake
A slender, brightly patterned North American rat snake, among the most popular and recognizable snakes.
Honduran Milk Snake
One of the largest milk snakes, native to Central America and known for its wide, vivid banding.
Anchieta's Cobra
A large, adaptable cobra of south-central Africa, closely related to the Egyptian and forest cobras and capable of considerable size.
Satiny Parrot Snake
A slender, iridescent green arboreal snake of Central American rainforests with a glossy, satin-like sheen.
Brown Snake DeKay's
A small, common brownish colubrid found in gardens, parks, and woodlands across eastern North America.