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.
Pacific Gopher Snake
A large, heavy-bodied colubrid of the Pacific coast known for its loud hiss and defensive tail-vibrating display that often leads to mistaken identity as a rattlesnake.
Bockadam
A common brackish-water snake of Asian mangroves and estuaries, feeding mainly on fish and known for its dog-like snout.
Elliot's Shieldtail
A small, burrowing shieldtail snake endemic to the Western Ghats, named for its distinctive hardened tail tip used for burrowing.
Mandarin Rat Snake
A strikingly patterned, secretive burrowing snake from East Asia known for its bold gray, black, and orange saddle markings.
Puerto Rican Boa
A large, nocturnal boa endemic to Puerto Rico, considered threatened due to habitat loss and historically classified as a federally listed species of concern.
Mona Boa
A small West Indian boa endemic to Mona Island and nearby islands in the Puerto Rican bank.
Forest Flame Snake
A slender tricolor Neotropical snake whose banded red-and-black pattern mimics venomous coral snakes.
Iberian Grass Snake
A harmless, water-associated colubrid endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and parts of northwestern Africa, closely related to other grass snakes.
Broad-banded Coral Snake
A widespread Central American coral snake known for its notably broad black bands compared to many relatives.
Rock Mamushi
A rock-dwelling pit viper native to the Korean Peninsula, closely resembling other regional mamushis.
Florida Green Water Snake
A large, heavy-bodied, uniformly greenish water snake common in Florida's lakes, marshes, and swamps.
Western Lyre Snake
A slender, big-eyed nocturnal snake of desert canyons and rocky slopes, named for the lyre-shaped mark atop its head.
Viperine Snake
A harmless aquatic colubrid from southwestern Europe and North Africa whose zigzag pattern mimics that of true vipers.
Large Whip Snake
One of Europe's largest snakes, a fast and powerfully built whip snake found across the Balkans and around the Black Sea region.
American Pipe Snake
A striking red-and-black banded burrowing snake from the Amazon Basin, often mistaken for a venomous coral snake.
Kerala Shieldtail Snake
A regionally restricted burrowing snake from the state of Kerala in southern India, known for its reddish-marked underside.
Common Krait
A highly venomous nocturnal elapid of South Asia, glossy blue-black with faint white crossbands, responsible for a significant number of snakebite cases in the region.
Barred Coral Snake
A brightly banded coral snake native to the Pacific coastal region of Mexico, notable for its wide black bands.
Millard's Hump-Nosed Pit Viper
A small, stout, terrestrial hump-nosed pit viper endemic to Sri Lanka with an upturned snout.
Bredl's Python
A rich reddish-brown python endemic to the arid ranges of central Australia, closely related to the carpet pythons.
Desert Death Adder
A reddish, sand-dwelling death adder adapted to Australia's arid interior deserts.
Caspian Whip Snake
One of Europe's largest snakes, a powerful and fast-moving colubrid found across the Balkans, Caucasus, and into Western Asia.
Bark Snake
A small, cryptically colored, rear-fanged African colubrid that lives on tree bark and rock surfaces, of minimal risk to humans.
Coastal Carpet Python
One of the largest carpet python subspecies, found along Australia's eastern seaboard with a variable olive-to-brown blotched pattern.
Indian Sand Boa
A robust, two-headed-looking burrowing boa from South Asia, prized historically for folklore and traditional beliefs about its blunt tail.
Ceylon Cat Snake
A small, reddish-brown cat snake endemic to Sri Lanka and adjacent southern India, active at night in forested and rural habitats.
Indian Rat Snake
One of the largest and most commonly encountered snakes in South Asia, a fast-moving diurnal hunter that plays a major role in controlling rodent populations.
Rough-Scaled Snake
A distinctive elapid with unusually keeled scales, found in rainforests and wet forests of eastern Australia.
Japanese Coral Snake
A small, secretive coral snake endemic to the subtropical Ryukyu Islands of Japan, patterned with reddish-brown bands and equipped with mild neurotoxic venom.
Tiger Rat Snake
A large, boldly patterned tropical colubrid, striking in appearance and known for its speed and alertness.
Olive Keelback
A drab, olive-toned freshwater colubrid common in ponds, ditches, and paddies across South Asia.
Copper-Headed Trinket Snake
A large, striped colubrid with a coppery head and radiating facial lines, widespread across South and Southeast Asia.
Coastal Taipan
A large, fast-moving, highly venomous Australian elapid found along tropical coastal regions and adjacent New Guinea.
White-spotted Cat Snake
A slender, marbled cat snake often marked with pale flecks, found in the forests of Southeast Asia.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
One of the most widespread and commonly encountered rattlesnakes of the American Southwest, known for its bold tail rings.
Four-Lined Snake
One of Europe's largest snakes, named for the four dark longitudinal stripes running along its body in adults.
Eastern Russell's Viper
A medium to large, heavy-bodied viper found across Southeast Asia, closely related to the Indian Russell's Viper and responsible for significant snakebite incidence in its range.
Ecuadorian Milk Snake
A tricolor South American milk snake subspecies from the tropical lowlands of Ecuador and neighboring countries.
Anaconda
One of the heaviest snakes on Earth, a massive semi-aquatic constrictor of South American rivers and swamps.
Ornate Coral Snake
A brightly ringed coral snake of the western Amazon, named for its elaborately patterned body.
Jameson's Mamba
A green, forest-dwelling mamba of Central and West Africa, distinguished from other green mambas by a dark blue-black tail tip.
Salt Marsh Snake
A slender water snake specialized for life in coastal salt marshes and mangrove habitats.
Vine Snake
An extremely slender, twig-like colubrid that camouflages among vines and branches, striking rapidly at lizard prey.
Chihuahuan Nightsnake
A slender, nocturnal desert snake with catlike vertical pupils and a pair of dark neck blotches resembling a collar.
Timor Python
A slender relative of the reticulated python complex, restricted to Timor and neighboring islands in Indonesia.
Milk Snake
A boldly banded, harmless colubrid known for mimicking the warning colors of venomous coral snakes across much of its range.
Forsten's Cat Snake
A large, powerfully built cat snake found in India and Sri Lanka, known for its bold blotched pattern and strong climbing ability.
Frog-eating Rat Snake
A widespread South and Southeast Asian colubrid closely tied to wetlands, feeding heavily on frogs.