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.
Persian Krait
The westernmost of the krait species, found in the arid Balochistan region spanning Iran and Pakistan, and dangerously venomous like its relatives.
Forest Cobra
The largest true cobra species, a highly venomous elapid of Central and West African forests with a glossy dark body and pale lip markings.
Jameson's Mamba
A green, forest-dwelling mamba of Central and West Africa, distinguished from other green mambas by a dark blue-black tail tip.
Dwyer's Snake
A small, dark-headed elapid found in rocky woodland habitats of eastern Australia.
Scorpion-eating Snake
A tiny, secretive burrowing snake with a dark head cap, specialized in preying on scorpions and centipedes.
Dusky Sea Snake
A small, dark-colored sea snake with a restricted range in Western Australian reef waters, of conservation concern due to sharp historical population declines.
Western Rat Snake
A large, dark constrictor of the central U.S. that darkens with age, closely related to the eastern and gray rat snakes.
Central American Indigo Snake
A large, powerful, non-venomous colubrid related to the eastern indigo snake, with a glossy dark tail and lighter forebody.
Guyana Blackback Coral Snake
A small coral snake of northern South America and southern Central America, patterned in tricolor rings with narrow pale bands.
Mexican Blackbelly Garter Snake
A semi-aquatic garter snake from the Mexican Plateau notable for its dark, often solid black underside.
Spitting Cobra
A group of African and Asian cobras capable of ejecting venom in defensive sprays aimed at the eyes of a perceived threat.
Equatorial Spitting Cobra
A predominantly black or dark-colored spitting cobra found across the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
Collared Dwarf Racer
A tiny, secretive colubrid of the Middle East and Caucasus, notable for its small size and a dark collar marking behind the head.
Indian Python
A large, non-venomous python native to the Indian subcontinent, one of the largest snakes in Asia and a species of conservation concern.
Blanding's Tree Snake
A slender, nocturnal arboreal snake from African rainforests with large eyes adapted for night vision and a mild rear-fanged venom.
Sind Krait
A highly venomous krait of the Indus Valley region, closely related to the Common Krait and possessing similarly potent neurotoxic venom.
Cottonmouth
A heavy-bodied, semi-aquatic pit viper of the southeastern US, famous for the white interior of its mouth displayed as a threat.
Central American Bushmaster
One of the largest venomous snakes in the Americas, a massive, reclusive pit viper of Central American rainforests.
Persian Ratsnake
A slender, olive-brown ratsnake of the southern Caspian region, marked with a broken dark vertebral line and named for its historic Persian range.
North American Racer
A fast-moving, slender colubrid found across much of North America, known for its speed and alert, active behavior.
Slender Racer
A slim, fast-moving whip snake found in dry, open habitats from the Balkans through the Middle East to Central Asia.
Eastern Rat Snake
A large, glossy black constrictor common across the eastern U.S., often seen climbing trees or barn rafters in search of rodents and birds.
Racer
A slender, fast-moving, sharp-eyed snake known for its speed and alert temperament.
Forest Flame Snake
A slender tricolor Neotropical snake whose banded red-and-black pattern mimics venomous coral snakes.