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.
Wamena Green Tree Python
A high-elevation locality form of the green tree python from the Baliem Valley highlands near Wamena, one of the highest-altitude populations of the species.
Merauke Green Tree Python
A southern New Guinea locality form of the green tree python from the savanna-fringed lowlands near Merauke.
Cyclops Green Tree Python
A locality form of the green tree python from the Cyclops Mountains rainforest reserve near Jayapura in northern Papua.
Velvety Green Night Adder
A smooth-scaled, bright green night adder found in East and Central African grasslands, distinguished from bush vipers by its rounded head and smooth scalation.
Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper
A vividly colored green pit viper found only in Sri Lanka's forests and hill country, notable for striking eye coloration.
Chinese Green Tree Viper
A slender, arboreal green pit viper common across southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam, frequently encountered in forests and cultivated areas.
Ruby-Eyed Green Pit Viper
A green pit viper of southern Indochina known for its distinctive ruby-red eyes.
Jayapura Green Tree Python
A northern New Guinea locality of the green tree python from the coastal hills around Jayapura, the provincial capital of Papua.
Manokwari Green Tree Python
A locality form of the green tree python from the Manokwari area on the northern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula.
Gumprecht's Green Pit Viper
A green pit viper of mainland Southeast Asia named after herpetologist Andreas Gumprecht.
Anaconda
One of the heaviest snakes on Earth, a massive semi-aquatic constrictor of South American rivers and swamps.
Eastern Green Mamba Bush Viper
An arboreal African viper with rough, keeled scales and variable green coloration, often mottled with yellow or blue tones.
Bornean Keeled Green Pit Viper
A venomous, strikingly patterned pit viper of Southeast Asian rainforests, closely related to the well-known Wagler's pit viper.
Cardamom Mountains Green Pit Viper
A green pit viper restricted to the Cardamom Mountains region of Cambodia, a biodiversity-rich range in Indochina.
Salazar's Pit Viper
A recently described green pit viper from northeastern India, popularly noted for being named after a fictional Harry Potter character.
Dwarf Snake
A small, plain-colored colubrid found across the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, notable for its secretive habits and diminutive size.
Bark Snake
A small, cryptically colored, rear-fanged African colubrid that lives on tree bark and rock surfaces, of minimal risk to humans.
Tiger Snake
A highly venomous Australian elapid known for its banded pattern and defensive flattened-neck display.
Karoo Sand Snake
A slim, fast-moving sand snake adapted to the arid Karoo region of southern Africa, recognized by its streamlined build and alert daytime activity.
Twig Snake
A slender, cryptically colored tree-dwelling snake whose twig-like body and mottled coloring make it nearly invisible among branches; it is rear-fanged and produces a potent hemotoxic venom.
Mole Snake
A large, powerfully built, non-venomous African snake specialized in preying on burrowing rodents.
Milk Snake
A boldly banded, harmless colubrid known for mimicking the warning colors of venomous coral snakes across much of its range.
Cape Tiger Snake
A regional form of tiger snake found on offshore islands and coastal areas, often smaller-bodied than mainland populations.
Marsh Snake
A moderately common small elapid of moist eastern Australian habitats, often found near water and marshy ground.