Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Great Basin Rattlesnake
A pale, desert-adapted rattlesnake of the arid Great Basin, blending well with sandy and rocky terrain.
Mottled Rock Rattlesnake
A small rattlesnake with a mottled, rock-matching pattern found in rugged limestone and granite terrain of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake
A tiny, common rattlesnake of Florida wetlands and pinelands, notable for its buzzy, insect-like rattle.
Common Egg-eater
A remarkable African colubrid that feeds exclusively on bird eggs, using specialized vertebral spines in its throat to crack shells after swallowing them whole.
Grand Canyon Rattlesnake
A pink to salmon-colored rattlesnake found almost exclusively within the Grand Canyon, closely matching the region's distinctive red rock.
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
A small, pale rattlesnake of the Colorado Plateau.
Twin-spotted Rattlesnake
A tiny, high-elevation rattlesnake marked by paired rows of small dark spots down its gray body.
Aruba Island Rattlesnake
A critically endangered rattlesnake found only on the island of Aruba, restricted to a small area of remaining dry forest habitat.
Black-tailed Rattlesnake
A calm-tempered rattlesnake of the southwestern deserts and mountains, easily identified by its solid black tail.
Black-headed Centipede-eater
A small, secretive African burrower named for its glossy black head and its diet of centipedes.
Mexican Dusky Rattlesnake
A small, high-elevation rattlesnake of Mexico's central highland forests, notable for its diminutive size and dark, muted coloration.
Arizona Black Rattlesnake
A darkly colored montane rattlesnake of central Arizona known for its ability to darken further with age and altitude.
Southern Brown Egg-eater
A plain brown egg-specialist snake widespread in southern Africa, capable of swallowing bird eggs whole despite its small head.
West African Egg-eater
An egg-specialist snake from West and Central African forests, notable for its ability to swallow eggs many times the width of its head.
Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake
A small, gray-toned rattlesnake subspecies of the Carolinas and Gulf Coastal Plain, with a subtle rusty back stripe.
North American Racer
A fast-moving, slender colubrid found across much of North America, known for its speed and alert, active behavior.
South American Rattlesnake
A widespread rattlesnake of South American savannas and open habitats.
Racer
A slender, fast-moving, sharp-eyed snake known for its speed.
Baja California Rattlesnake
A small rattlesnake endemic to the arid Baja California peninsula, adapted to desert scrub and rocky terrain.
Reticulated Centipede-eater
A small, secretive African snake specialized for hunting centipedes, with a fine reticulated pattern.
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
A common rattlesnake of coastal and inland southern California, noted for its dark diamond blotches.
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
A widespread western rattlesnake found from forested foothills to coastal scrub, recognizable by its dark blotched pattern and prominent tail rattle.
Neotropical Snail-eater
An alternate common name for the widespread snail-specialist snake found across humid Neotropical forests, known for its slender build and molluscivorous diet.
Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake
One of the largest rattlesnakes in Mexico, inhabiting tropical dry forest and thorn scrub along the Pacific coast.