Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Blanding's Tree Snake
A slender, nocturnal arboreal snake from African rainforests with large eyes adapted for night vision.
Marbled Tree Snake
A small, nocturnal African tree snake with a mottled, marbled body pattern that provides effective camouflage among foliage.
Kirtland's Tree Snake
A slender, uniformly colored nocturnal African tree snake found in rainforest habitats, closely related to other Dipsadoboa tree snakes.
Striped Harlequin Snake
A small, striped southern African elapid closely related to the spotted harlequin snake, distinguished by longitudinal stripes rather than spots.
Olive Grass Snake
A large, fast, olive-colored African sand snake often seen actively hunting through grassland by day, closely related to other Psammophis species.
Spotted Bush Snake
A slender, bright green African tree snake marked with small dark speckles, commonly seen climbing through shrubs and buildings in search of frogs and lizards.
Viperine Snake
An aquatic colubrid from southwestern Europe and North Africa whose zigzag pattern resembles that of true vipers.
Diadem Snake
A robust desert colubrid with striking patterned coloration, found across arid regions from North Africa to South Asia.
Angola Green Snake
A slender, bright green tree snake widespread across savanna and woodland of central and southern Africa.
Olive House Snake
A plain, uniformly colored snake from southern Africa often found near water and moist habitats.
Natal Green Snake
A slender, bright green snake found in coastal and inland vegetation of southeastern Africa, sometimes mistaken for the boomslang.
Iberian Grass Snake
A water-associated colubrid endemic to the Iberian Peninsula and parts of northwestern Africa, closely related to other grass snakes.
Southern Smooth Snake
A small, secretive colubrid of southwestern Europe and North Africa, closely resembling the smooth snake but with a more southerly range.
Cape Thread Snake
A tiny, glossy burrowing thread snake of southern Africa that lives almost entirely underground, feeding on ants and termites.
Karoo Sand Snake
A slim, fast-moving sand snake adapted to the arid Karoo region of southern Africa, recognized by its streamlined build and alert daytime activity.
Cape House Snake
A common constrictor found throughout southern Africa, frequently encountered near human settlements where it hunts rodents.
Angolan Garter Snake
A small African garter snake with faint banding, related to the African garter snakes of the genus Elapsoidea.
Green Bush Snake
A slender, bright green African tree snake frequently seen in gardens and hedges.
Beaked Blind Snake
A robust African blind snake with a distinctive hardened, beak-like snout adapted for digging.
Boulenger's Garter Snake
A small, secretive African elapid related to the garter snakes group, with a plain body and burrowing habits.
Speckled Green Snake
A slender green African bush snake distinguished by fine dark speckling along its back.
Gunther's Garter Snake
A small, secretive East African garter snake, part of the elapid genus Elapsoidea, with burrowing habits.
Aurora House Snake
A small southern African snake named for the striking orange-red dorsal stripe reminiscent of an aurora glow.
Dwarf File Snake
A small African file snake with rough, keeled scales, named for its diminutive size relative to its larger relatives.