Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Jasper Cat Snake
A slender cat snake with a marbled, jasper-like pattern, found in the lowland forests of Southeast Asia.
Black Pine Snake
A rare, uniformly dark subspecies of pine snake found in the longleaf pine forests of the Gulf Coast states.
Brazos Water Snake
A narrow-range Texas endemic water snake restricted to the rocky Brazos River system.
Black File Snake
A small, dark, heavily keeled fossorial snake from East Asian forests, named for the rasp-like texture of its scales.
Argentine Coral Snake
A widely used common name for a monadal-patterned coral snake found across the drier regions of southern South America.
Western Blind Snake
A small, glossy, worm-like burrowing snake widespread across the deserts of the American Southwest, feeding almost exclusively on ants and termites.
Black-Naped Snake
A slender burrowing elapid identified by a distinctive black patch on the back of the neck, native to southern Australia.
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.
Speckled Coral Snake
A ringed true coral snake of Pacific Panama and Colombia with subtle speckled banding.
Streaked Kukri Snake
A small streaked colubrid of Southeast Asia belonging to the egg-eating kukri snake group.
Bibron's Coral Snake
A small, elusive coral snake endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India, named after French herpetologist Gabriel Bibron.
Beddome's Cat Snake
A slender, forest-dwelling cat snake endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India, named in honor of British naturalist Richard Henry Beddome.
Angola Green Snake
A slender, bright green tree snake widespread across savanna and woodland of central and southern Africa.
Cape Tiger Snake
A regional form of tiger snake found on offshore islands and coastal areas, often smaller-bodied than mainland populations.
Short-Nosed Snake
A small, secretive elapid endemic to the heathlands and forests of southwestern Western Australia, notable for its blunt snout.
Tawny Cat Snake
A slender, pale tawny-colored cat snake found in forests from the eastern Himalayan foothills through Southeast Asia.
Highland Garter Snake
A cold-tolerant garter snake found at high elevations in central Mexico's mountain grasslands and pine forests.
Dwarf Sea Snake
A tiny, slender sea snake with an unusually small head, found in muddy coastal waters of the Gulf of Thailand.
Texas Coral Snake
A brightly ringed coral snake of Texas, Louisiana, and northeastern Mexico, closely related to and long considered a subspecies of the eastern coral snake.
Red Whip Snake
A slender, reddish-toned whip snake found in arid regions of the Middle East, recognized by its fast movement and warm coloration.
Brooke's Sea Snake
A sea snake named for the historic 'White Rajahs' of Sarawak, found in coastal waters around Borneo and neighboring Southeast Asian regions.
Leopard Water Snake
A boldly spotted aquatic snake of southern South American wetlands, named for the leopard-like blotches covering its body.
Checkered Garter Snake
A striped garter snake with a bold checkerboard pattern of dark blotches between the stripes, found across the arid Southwest.
Broad-Headed Snake
A striking, endangered rock-dwelling elapid restricted to sandstone escarpments near Sydney, Australia.