Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Assam Trinket Snake
A regional subspecies of trinket snake from the hill forests of northeastern India, sharing the bold chain-like pattern of its relatives.
Gray-banded Kingsnake
A desert kingsnake famed for its highly variable banding of gray, orange, and black, native to the Chihuahuan Desert.
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.
Tropical Milk Snake
A brightly banded red, black, and yellow milk snake from Mexico and Central America that mimics coral snakes.
Bushmaster
The longest viper in the Americas and the largest pit viper in the world, an elusive forest dweller of Central and South America.
Caspian Cobra
A cobra of Central and Southwest Asia's arid regions, adapted to some of the northernmost cobra ranges in the world.
McMahon's Viper
A stout, sand-dwelling true viper with an upturned snout adapted for burrowing in loose desert dunes.
Tartar Sand Boa
A stout, burrowing boa of Central Asian deserts and steppe, adapted for a fossorial lifestyle with a blunt tail and small eyes.
Blotched Snake
A large, powerfully built ratsnake of the Caucasus and steppe regions, patterned with bold dark blotches along a pale body.
Speckled Shield Cobra
A cobra of Central Asian deserts and semi-arid regions, distinguished by its plain, faintly speckled scales.
Broad-banded Coral Snake
A widespread Central American coral snake known for its notably broad black bands compared to many relatives.
Halys Pit Viper
A widespread Central Asian pit viper found across steppe, desert, and semi-arid habitats.
Prairie Kingsnake
A secretive, moderately patterned kingsnake of grasslands and open woods, often mistaken for a young rat snake or gopher snake.
Western Ribbon Snake
A slender, fast-moving striped snake closely tied to water, ranging from the central US south through Mexico into Central America.
Levantine Viper
One of the largest vipers of the Middle East and Central Asia.
Terciopelo
A large pit viper found across Central America.
Southern Coral Snake
A striking tricolor coral snake of central South America's woodlands and grasslands.
Brazilian Lancehead
A medium to large lancehead pit viper of central Brazil's savanna.
Black Garter Snake
A dark, aquatic garter snake native to the highland lakes and wetlands of central Mexico.
Ball Python
A small python native to West and Central Africa, famous for curling into a tight ball.
Giant Garter Snake
California's largest garter snake, an endangered wetland specialist of the Central Valley.
Fer-de-lance
A large, fast-moving pit viper found across much of Central America.
Muller's Snake
A small banded burrowing elapid found in arid regions of western and central Australia.
Satiny Parrot Snake
A slender, iridescent green arboreal snake of Central American rainforests with a glossy, satin-like sheen.