Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Monocled Cobra
A cobra of South and Southeast Asia distinguished by a single circular marking on its hood, resembling a monocle.
Andaman Cobra
A cobra endemic to the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, isolated from mainland cobra populations for a long evolutionary period.
Cape Cobra
A cobra notable for its variable yellow, brown, or speckled coloration across southern Africa's arid regions.
Spitting Cobra
A group of African and Asian cobras known for rearing up with the hood spread.
Chinese Cobra
A medium-large cobra of East Asia, notable for a pale, often single or double, ring-like marking on the back of its hood.
Desert Cobra
A glossy black, primarily nocturnal elapid found in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East.
Senegalese Cobra
A large West African cobra recently split from the Egyptian cobra complex, found in savanna habitats of the western Sahel.
King Cobra
The world's longest elapid, a large snake of South and Southeast Asian forests that preys chiefly on other snakes.
Snouted Cobra
A large cobra of southern Africa's savannas, closely related to the Egyptian Cobra and named for its slightly upturned snout.
Spectacled Cobra
One of India's 'Big Four' snakes, famous for the spectacle-shaped mark on its raised hood.
Egyptian Cobra
A large cobra widespread across Africa, historically significant in ancient Egyptian culture and iconography.
Indian Cobra
A cobra of the Indian subcontinent, famous for the spectacle-like marking on its hood and its role in traditional snake charming.
Forest Cobra
The largest true cobra species, an elapid of Central and West African forests with a glossy dark body and pale lip markings.
Anchieta's Cobra
A large, adaptable cobra of south-central Africa, closely related to the Egyptian and forest cobras and capable of considerable size.
Philippine Cobra
A cobra endemic to the northern Philippines.
Caspian Cobra
A cobra of Central and Southwest Asia's arid regions, adapted to some of the northernmost cobra ranges in the world.
Samar Cobra
A spitting cobra native to the central and southern Philippines, closely related to the Philippine cobra of Luzon but recognized as a distinct species.
Zebra Spitting Cobra
A boldly banded spitting cobra of the arid southwestern African coast, named for its striking black-and-cream crossbanded pattern.
Speckled Shield Cobra
A cobra of Central Asian deserts and semi-arid regions, distinguished by its plain, faintly speckled scales.
Ashe's Spitting Cobra
The largest of the spitting cobras, a robust brown East African species capable of exceptional size.
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.
Equatorial Spitting Cobra
A predominantly black or dark-colored spitting cobra found across the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
Red Spitting Cobra
A small, brightly colored East African cobra, typically salmon-red or orange with a black throat band.
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.