Snake Identifier

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Explore snakes identified by our AI-powered system

Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis

Common Garter Snake (Harmless. They are not aggressive and their bite, while potentially causing localized redness or it...

African Rock Python - Python sebae

African Rock Python (High Risk (due to size and constriction). While non-venomous, large adults are potentially dangerou...

Puff Adder - Bitis arietans

Puff Adder (Extremely Dangerous; responsible for more fatalities in Africa than any other snake due to its wide range, f...

Elegant Stinkhorn (Not a Snake) - Mutinus elegans

Elegant Stinkhorn (Not a Snake) (Harmless. The specimen is a mushroom, not a reptile. It cannot bite or strike and poses...

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Bullsnake (or Gopher Snake) - Pituophis catenifer

Bullsnake (or Gopher Snake) (Harmless - though they are large and can be extremely defensive, they lack venom and pose n...

Western Milksnake (Central Plains Milksnake) - Lampropeltis gentilis

Western Milksnake (Central Plains Milksnake) (Harmless. They are not dangerous to humans and generally prefer to flee or...

Pine Woods Snake - Rhadinaea flavilata

Pine Woods Snake (Harmless/Low Risk; small size and reluctant to bite makes them negligible threat to people or pets.)

Timber Rattlesnake - Crotalus horridus

Timber Rattlesnake (Extremely Dangerous; it is one of North America's most dangerous snakes due to high venom yield, lar...

Prairie Rattlesnake - Crotalus viridis

Prairie Rattlesnake (High Risk; this species is responsible for a significant number of venomous bites in the Great Plai...

Central Ratsnake (Grey Ratsnake) - Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Central Ratsnake (Grey Ratsnake) (Harmless / Low Risk. They are not dangerous to humans or pets. While they can bite if ...

Western Ratsnake - Pantherophis obsoletus

Western Ratsnake (Harmless - poses no threat to humans or pets; non-aggressive but may bite defensively if handled or co...

Eastern Milksnake - Lampropeltis triangulum

Eastern Milksnake (Harmless. These snakes are non-venomous and generally secretive. While they may bite if handled aggre...

Diamondback Water Snake - Nerodia rhombifer

Diamondback Water Snake (Low Risk. Though non-venomous, they are famously defensive and will bite repeatedly if cornered...

Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis

Common Garter Snake (Harmless. While they may bite if handled, it is of no medical significance to humans beyond potenti...

Western Ratsnake - Pantherophis obsoletus

Western Ratsnake (Harmless; though they may bite if cornered or handled roughly, the bite is medically insignificant.)

Common Watersnake - Nerodia sipedon

Common Watersnake (Harmless/Low Risk. While non-venomous, they are famously feisty and will bite repeatedly and excrete ...

Western Rat Snake (also known as the Texas Rat Snake or Black Rat Snake) - Pantherophis obsoletus

Western Rat Snake (also known as the Texas Rat Snake or Black Rat Snake) (Harmless. While they may strike and bite defen...

Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos

Eastern Hognose Snake (Harmless; they almost never bite humans, even when handled. They prefer complex defensive display...

Eastern Hognose Snake - Heterodon platirhinos

Eastern Hognose Snake (Harmless - While they are technically venomous, they are extremely reluctant to bite humans and t...

Checkered Garter Snake - Thamnophis marcianus

Checkered Garter Snake (Harmless. These snakes pose no threat to humans or pets; they are not aggressive and prefer to f...

Common Death Adder - Acanthophis antarcticus

Common Death Adder (Extremely Dangerous - Historically significant mortality rates (approx. 50%) before the development ...

Plain-bellied Watersnake - Nerodia erythrogaster

Plain-bellied Watersnake (Harmless - low risk. While they may bite defensively if handled and secrete a foul-smelling mu...

Common Watersnake - Nerodia sipedon

Common Watersnake (Low Risk - Harmless. Though non-venomous, they are high-strung and will bite readily if handled, whic...

Central Ratsnake (also known as Grey Ratsnake or Black Ratsnake) - Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Central Ratsnake (also known as Grey Ratsnake or Black Ratsnake) (Harmless; although they may hiss, strike, or musk when...

Common Watersnake - Nerodia sipedon

Common Watersnake (Harmless; though they are famously defensive and will bite repeatedly if handled, their bite lacks ve...

California Mountain Kingsnake - Lampropeltis zonata

California Mountain Kingsnake (Harmless; though they may bite if handled aggressively, they pose no toxicological risk t...

Dekay's Brownsnake - Storeria dekayi

Dekay's Brownsnake (Harmless - poses no threat to humans or pets; they are small, shy, and virtually never bite even whe...

Not a Snake (Plant Stem) - Zantedeschia aethiopica

Not a Snake (Plant Stem) (Harmless as a snake; Low Risk to humans unless ingested (causes oral swelling).)

Rosy Boa - Lichanura trivirgata

Rosy Boa (Harmless; extremely docile and rarely bites human beings. Poses no medical risk.)

Western Foxsnake - Pantherophis ramspotti

Western Foxsnake (Harmless - though they may bite if handled, they pose no significant risk to humans or pets.)

Eastern Copperhead - Agkistrodon contortrix

Eastern Copperhead (High Risk; while rarely fatal to healthy adults, the bite is extremely painful and requires immediat...

Common Northern Adder (Melanistic) - Vipera berus

Common Northern Adder (Melanistic) (Moderate Risk; bites are painful and medically significant but rarely fatal in healt...

Common Watersnake (Midland or Northern subspecies) - Nerodia sipedon

Common Watersnake (Midland or Northern subspecies) (Low Risk (Harmless). While they are non-venomous, they are famously ...

Common Watersnake (alternatively Northern or Plain-bellied Watersnake) - Nerodia sipedon (cf. Nerodia erythrogaster)

Common Watersnake (alternatively Northern or Plain-bellied Watersnake) (Low Risk - Harmless to humans and pets, though t...

Checkered Garter Snake - Thamnophis marcianus

Checkered Garter Snake (Harmless. These snakes pose no threat to humans or pets. They may bite if handled roughly, but t...

Eastern Rat Snake - Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Eastern Rat Snake (Harmless - poses no threat to humans, though they may bite or musk if handled roughly as a defense.)

Western Rat Snake - Pantherophis obsoletus

Western Rat Snake (Harmless. They are not a threat to humans or pets; however, large adults may strike or musk if corner...

Gray Ratsnake (also known as the Central Ratsnake or Midland Ratsnake) - Pantherophis spiloides

Gray Ratsnake (also known as the Central Ratsnake or Midland Ratsnake) (Harmless; generally docile but may bite defensiv...

Central Ratsnake (also known as Grey Ratsnake) - Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Central Ratsnake (also known as Grey Ratsnake) (Harmless. They may bite in self-defense if handled, but they pose no thr...

Western Ratsnake (also known as the Black Ratsnake or Texas Ratsnake) - Pantherophis obsoletus

Western Ratsnake (also known as the Black Ratsnake or Texas Ratsnake) (Harmless. They pose no threat to humans or pets; ...

Eastern Milksnake - Lampropeltis triangulum

Eastern Milksnake (Harmless; they pose no threat to humans or pets beyond a minor nip if handled roughly.)