Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with venomous status, family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell look-alikes apart.
Corn Snake
A slender, brightly patterned North American rat snake, among the most popular and recognizable non-venomous snakes.
Guangxi Pit Viper
A stout forest pit viper found in the karst and montane forests of southern China and northern Vietnam.
Tonkin Pit Viper
A green pit viper native to the Tonkin region of northern Vietnam and adjacent southern China.
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
A small, pale rattlesnake of the Colorado Plateau notable for having one of the most potent venoms among North American rattlesnakes relative to its size.
Annulated Tree Boa
A slender, ring-patterned arboreal boa found in Central American and northwestern South American forests, named for the ring-like blotches along its body.
Western Hognose Snake
A stout, upturned-nosed colubrid of the North American prairies, known for its bluffing displays and generally docile nature.
Painted Coral Snake
A vividly ringed coral snake of the South American Atlantic Forest, notable for its black snout and tricolor banding pattern.
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.
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.
Horseshoe Whip Snake
A slender, patterned colubrid named for the horseshoe-shaped marking on the back of its head, found across southern Iberia and North Africa.
Barkly Tableland Death Adder
A grassland-dwelling death adder restricted to the black soil plains of the Barkly Tableland in northern Australia.
Striped Coral Snake
One of the largest and most widespread South American coral snakes, boldly banded in red, black, and white, with medically significant neurotoxic venom.
Burmese Krait
A black-and-white banded krait of Myanmar and adjacent southern China, closely related to the Many-banded Krait, carrying dangerously potent neurotoxic venom.