Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Eastern Coral Snake
A slender, brightly banded elapid of the southeastern United States, famous for its red-yellow-black ring pattern.
Broad-banded Coral Snake
A widespread Central American coral snake known for its notably broad black bands compared to many relatives.
Northern Pine Snake
A large, powerful black-and-white blotched constrictor known for its loud hissing display and habit of burrowing in sandy pine habitats.
Lesser Black Whipsnake
A slender, fast-moving diurnal elapid of tropical northern Australia, smaller than its close relative the Greater Black Whipsnake.
Greater Black Whipsnake
A large, fast-moving, alert diurnal elapid of northern Australia and New Guinea, known for its speed and keen eyesight.
Mexican Black Kingsnake
A striking, almost entirely jet-black kingsnake from northwestern Mexico, notable for its uniform glossy appearance.
Black-Ringed Mangrove Snake
A boldly ringed sea snake associated with mangrove-lined coastlines of the northern Bay of Bengal.
Guyana Blackback Coral Snake
A small coral snake of northern South America and southern Central America, patterned in tricolor rings with narrow pale bands.
Eastern Indigo Snake
The longest native snake in North America, a glossy blue-black giant associated with gopher tortoise burrows.
Western Hognose Snake
A stout, upturned-nosed colubrid of the North American prairies, known for its bluffing displays.
Southeastern Green Snake
A slender, bright green North American snake with keeled scales, a resident of shrubs and vines.
Corn Snake
A slender, brightly patterned North American rat snake, among the most popular and recognizable snakes.
Green Rat Snake
A bright green, arboreal colubrid of Southeast Asian rainforests, closely related to the red-tailed racer and well camouflaged in the forest canopy.
Night Snake
A small, secretive, cat-eyed colubrid of arid western North America.
Bullsnake
A large, powerful North American colubrid known for its loud hissing bluff displays and role as a major rodent predator.
Green Water Snake
A large, heavy-bodied North American watersnake with plain olive-green coloration, common in swamps and marshes of the southeastern U.S.
Ringneck Snake
A small, widespread North American snake recognized by a bright yellow, orange, or cream neck ring against a dark, uniform body.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
The largest rattlesnake in North America, a heavy-bodied species of southeastern pine forests and coastal habitats.
Brown Snake DeKay's
A small, common brownish colubrid found in gardens, parks, and woodlands across eastern North America.
Worm Snake Eastern
A small, glossy, worm-like colubrid of eastern North American forests, spending nearly all its life burrowed in loose, moist soil.
Prairie Rattlesnake
A widespread rattlesnake of the North American grasslands and high plains, well adapted to a broad range of elevations and cooler climates than many of its relatives.
Aesculapian False Coral Snake
A South American colubrid with bold red, black, and white banding resembling that of true coral snakes.
Common Garter Snake
One of the most widespread and familiar snakes in North America, known for its longitudinal stripes and highly variable coloration.
Rubber Boa Northern
A small, smooth-skinned boa from western North America named for its rubbery, loose-fitting skin.