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.
Racer
A slender, fast-moving, sharp-eyed snake known for its speed and alert temperament.
North American Racer
A fast-moving, slender colubrid found across much of North America, known for its speed and alert, active behavior.
Black Whip Snake
A large, fast, and powerfully built colubrid of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, often appearing nearly all black as an adult.
Slender Racer
A slim, fast-moving whip snake found in dry, open habitats from the Balkans through the Middle East to Central Asia.
Banded Racer
A fast-moving diurnal colubrid from South Asia with juveniles showing bold banding that fades with age.
Forest Racer
A slim, keel-scaled racer inhabiting the leaf litter and understory of humid Neotropical forests.
Green Racer
A slender, bright green, fast-moving snake of South American forests that hunts actively by day for frogs, lizards, and small mammals.
Speckled Racer
A fast, alert colubrid with a striking pattern of pale speckles or crossbars on a dark, glossy body.
Patagonian Racer
A hardy, cold-tolerant colubrid found in the arid steppes of Patagonia, unusually far south for a rear-fanged racer.
Cliff Racer
A fast, slender racer adapted to rocky and mountainous terrain across the Middle East and Central Asia.
Esmeraldas Racer
A slender, fast-moving colubrid from the humid lowland forests of western Ecuador and Colombia's Choco region.
Collared Dwarf Racer
A tiny, secretive colubrid of the Middle East and Caucasus, notable for its small size and a dark collar marking behind the head.
Salmon-bellied Racer
A slender, fast-moving racer named for its pale salmon or pinkish belly, common in Central American lowlands.
Baron's Green Racer
A striking, boldly patterned racer of the dry Gran Chaco woodlands, prized for its variable red, black, and cream coloration.
Red-tailed Racer
A slender, bright green arboreal snake from Southeast Asian rainforests, distinguished by the reddish-brown coloration of its tail contrasting with its emerald green body.
Schokari Sand Racer
A slender, fast-moving desert racer common across North Africa and the Middle East, notable for its speed and daytime hunting habits.
Lichtenstein's Green Racer
A slender green-and-gray South American snake, common in gardens and forest edges, known for its speed and defensive bite when cornered.
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
A slender, fast-moving brown racer common across northern South America, active by day in forest and open habitats.
Common Glossy Racer
A widespread, smooth-scaled racer with a glossy sheen, found across a broad swath of Neotropical habitats.
Glossy-bellied Racer
A slender, fast-moving racer from arid South Asian and Middle Eastern habitats with a distinctively glossy, spotted underside.
Black Kingsnake
A largely uniform glossy black kingsnake found in the central and southeastern United States, sometimes showing faint traces of pattern.
Black Mussurana
A large, glossy black colubrid widespread across Latin America, famed for eating other snakes, including venomous vipers and coral snakes.
Black Swampsnake
A small, glossy black wetland snake with a bright red-orange belly, found in dense marsh vegetation of the southeastern coastal plain.
Black Mamba
One of the world's most feared snakes, the black mamba is Africa's longest venomous snake, renowned for its speed, potent neurotoxic venom, and the black interior of its mouth.