Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Machete Savane
A large, strikingly patterned black-and-yellow colubrid found from Mexico to Argentina, known locally as the Machete Savane and famed for its speed.
Ornamental Snake
A small, patterned nocturnal elapid restricted to the Brigalow Belt of central Queensland, listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss.
Clifford's Snake
A robust, boldly blotched diadem snake found in sandy and rocky desert habitats from North Africa across the Middle East into Central and South Asia.
Ravergier's Snake
A slender, fast-moving diurnal whip snake found across arid and semi-arid habitats from the eastern Mediterranean through the Caucasus into Central Asia.
Reddish Whip Snake
A slender, fast-moving colubrid with a reddish-brown, striped pattern, widely distributed across arid regions of the Middle East and Central Asia.
Wall's Sea Snake
A little-known sea snake from the northern Indian Ocean, named after herpetologist Frank Wall who described many South Asian reptiles.
Jamaican Boa
Jamaica's largest native snake, a constrictor known locally as the 'yellow snake' for its coloration, and considered vulnerable due to introduced predators.
Jerdon's Sea Snake
A small, lesser-known sea snake found in the coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia, distinguished by its small size and relatively uniform coloration.
Pacific Gopher Snake
A large, heavy-bodied colubrid of the Pacific coast known for its loud hiss and tail-vibrating display that often leads to mistaken identity as a rattlesnake.