Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
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.
Indigo Snake
The longest native snake in the United States, glossy blue-black and known for its calm demeanor.
Dwyer's Snake
A small, dark-headed elapid found in rocky woodland habitats of eastern Australia.
Coral Snake
A brightly ringed elapid with red, yellow, and black bands, known for the order in which its bands touch.
Central American Bushmaster
One of the largest snakes in the Americas, a massive, reclusive pit viper of Central American rainforests.
Smooth Earth Snake
A small, plain, burrowing colubrid of the eastern and central United States, closely resembling the Rough Earth Snake but with smooth scales.
Texas Indigo Snake
A large, glossy blue-black to bronze-brown snake of South Texas brushland, closely related to the Eastern Indigo Snake.
Red Milk Snake
A tricolor milk snake subspecies from the central US, known for its vivid red, black, and white/yellow banding that mimics coral snakes.
Peninsula Brown Snake
A regionally restricted brown snake species found on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, once considered part of a broader brown snake complex.
Western Worm Snake
A small, uniformly purplish-brown burrowing snake of the central plains, closely resembling its eastern relative.
Orange-Naped Snake
A slender elapid with a bold orange nape patch and black head, widespread across northern and eastern Australia.
Broad-banded Coral Snake
A widespread Central American coral snake known for its notably broad black bands compared to many relatives.
Middle American Gopher Snake
A Mexican highland gopher snake species with a striking pattern of dark blotches on a pale background, found in the central plateau region.
Transcaucasian Ratsnake
A small, secretive ratsnake of the Caucasus and surrounding mountains, closely related to the Aesculapian snake but with a much smaller range and size.
Steppe Ratsnake
A widespread, cold-tolerant ratsnake of the Eurasian steppe and taiga edges, ranging farther north than almost any other ratsnake species.
Red-tailed Racer
A slender, bright green arboreal snake from Southeast Asian rainforests, distinguished by the reddish-brown coloration of its tail contrasting with its emerald green body.
Arizona Black Rattlesnake
A darkly colored montane rattlesnake of central Arizona known for its ability to darken further with age and altitude.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
The largest rattlesnake in North America, a heavy-bodied species of southeastern pine forests and coastal habitats.
Timber Rattlesnake
A heavy-bodied woodland rattlesnake of the eastern United States, often showing dark chevron banding and a black tail.
Prairie Kingsnake
A secretive, moderately patterned kingsnake of grasslands and open woods, often mistaken for a young rat snake or gopher snake.
Guyana Blackback Coral Snake
A small coral snake of northern South America and southern Central America, patterned in tricolor rings with narrow pale bands.
Racer
A slender, fast-moving, sharp-eyed snake known for its speed.
Slender Racer
A slim, fast-moving whip snake found in dry, open habitats from the Balkans through the Middle East to Central Asia.
Leopard Snake
A strikingly patterned colubrid from southern Europe often regarded as one of the continent's most beautiful snakes.