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.
Eastern Brown Snake
A fast, alert, and highly venomous Australian elapid considered one of the most medically significant snakes on the continent.
Florida Brown Snake
A small, secretive brown snake common in Florida gardens and leaf litter, harmless to people and a frequent resident of suburban yards.
King Brown Snake
One of Australia's largest venomous snakes, a robust and widespread elapid found across much of the continent's interior.
Peninsula Brown Snake
A regionally restricted brown snake species found on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, once considered part of a broader brown snake complex.
Brown Snake DeKay's
A small, common brownish colubrid found in gardens, parks, and woodlands across eastern North America.
Northern Brown Snake
A fast, alert elapid closely related to the western brown snake, common across arid and tropical northern Australia.
Mexican Brown Snake
A small, secretive brown snake found in the highlands of central Mexico, closely related to the Dekay's brown snake of North America.
DeKay's Brown Snake
A small, common brown snake often found in gardens and urban lots, marked by a faint pale stripe bordered by dark spots.
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.
Western Brown Snake
A highly variable and widely distributed Australian elapid with potent venom, found across arid and semi-arid regions of the continent.
Speckled Brown Snake
A medium-sized brown snake species from the interior of Queensland, named for the fine speckled pattern often present on its scales.
Ingram's Brown Snake
A large tropical brown snake species from northern Australia, closely related to other Pseudonaja species and considered medically significant.
Mexican Yellowbelly Brown Snake
A small, secretive brown snake from southern Mexico distinguished by its pale yellowish underside.
Brown Vine Snake
A slender, brown-colored vine snake with a pointed snout, native to the Western Ghats, closely related to the more familiar green vine snakes.
Brown Water Snake
A large, heavy-bodied water snake often seen basking on branches over southeastern rivers, patterned with square dark blotches.
Brown House Snake
A common, adaptable African colubrid frequently found around human dwellings, valued informally for its role in controlling rodent populations.
Brown Sipo
A slender, fast-moving brown colubrid of the Amazon rainforest, active during the day in vegetation and forest edges.
Brown-banded Water Snake
A common, semi-aquatic South American snake with brown banding, well adapted to life in rivers, ponds, and marshes.
Brown-Lined Sea Snake
A slender sea snake with fine brown longitudinal striping over a pale body, native to shallow coastal waters of the Gulf of Thailand region.
Mulga Snake
One of Australia's largest venomous snakes, the Mulga Snake is a robust, widespread elapid capable of delivering a large volume of venom.
Dekay's Brownsnake
A tiny, secretive brown snake commonly found in gardens and vacant lots across much of eastern North America.
Southern Brown Egg-eater
A harmless, plain brown egg-specialist snake widespread in southern Africa, capable of swallowing bird eggs whole despite its small head.
Brown-Lipped Sea Krait
A widely distributed, boldly banded sea krait recognized by its dark upper lip, common on coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific and known for amphibious habits.
Brown-Spotted Pit Viper
A slender brown pit viper with a chain of dark blotches, found across a wide swath of South and East Asia.