Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Bridal Snake
A slender relative of the diadem snakes endemic to the Zagros region of western Iran, marked with fine, small scales and a subtly blotched pattern.
Lined Snake
A small, garter snake-like colubrid of the central United States, identified by a double row of dark half-moon belly markings.
Worm Snake
A tiny, glossy, worm-like colubrid of the eastern United States that spends nearly all its life burrowed underground in loose soil and leaf litter.
Herald Snake
A small, common African colubrid recognized by its reddish lips and flattening display.
Trinket Snake
A slender, boldly patterned snake often mistaken for other species due to its display.
Fishing Snake
A heavy-bodied, strongly aquatic colubrid of South American wetlands specialized for catching fish and eels.
Tiger Snake
An Australian elapid known for its banded pattern and flattened-neck display.
Grey Snake
A small, uncommon elapid of inland eastern Australia's floodplains and grasslands, closely related to the Marsh Snake.
Mud Snake
A glossy black semi-aquatic snake with a vivid red-and-black checkered belly, often called the 'hoop snake' or 'stinging snake' in folklore.
Rat Snake
A large, fast-moving snake widespread across South and Southeast Asia, valued for controlling rodent populations.
Grass Snake
A common European snake closely tied to wetlands and known for its distinctive yellow neck collar and bluffing display.
Japanese Rat Snake
A common, blue-green to olive rat snake native to Japan, historically regarded as a benevolent house guardian in Japanese folklore.
Yellow Sea Snake
One of the largest sea snakes, known for its bright yellow to olive coloration and slender, elongate body found across the Indian Ocean.
Northern Mangrove Sea Snake
A small sea snake found along northern Australia's extensive mangrove coastlines, adapted to tidal creek and estuarine habitats.
Copper-Headed Trinket Snake
A large, striped colubrid with a coppery head and radiating facial lines, widespread across South and Southeast Asia.
White-spotted Cat Snake
A slender, marbled cat snake often marked with pale flecks, found in the forests of Southeast Asia.
Frog-eating Rat Snake
A widespread South and Southeast Asian colubrid closely tied to wetlands, feeding heavily on frogs.
Indo-Chinese Rat Snake
A slender, fast-moving rat snake widespread across Southeast Asia and southern China, closely related to the larger Indian rat snake.
Short-snouted Grass Snake
A grassland-dwelling sand snake of southern Africa recognized by its relatively short snout and active daytime habits.
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake
The most widely distributed snake species in the world, a fully pelagic sea snake found drifting across open tropical oceans.
Fine-Spined Sea Snake
A stout, boldly banded sea snake common in muddy coastal waters and a frequent bycatch species of trawl fisheries across the Indo-Pacific.
Red-Bellied Black Snake
A glossy black elapid with a vivid red or pink belly, common near waterways in eastern Australia.
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
A slender, nocturnal snake with bold banding and cat-like pupils, common near wetlands.
Large-Headed Sea Snake
A robust sea snake with a disproportionately broad head, found in muddy coastal waters of the Gulf of Thailand and surrounding seas.