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.
Brown's Coral Snake
A tricolor coral snake of Pacific-slope forests in southern Mexico and northern Central America.
Satiny Parrot Snake
A slender, iridescent green arboreal snake of Central American rainforests with a glossy, satin-like sheen.
Allen's Coral Snake
A tricolor Central American coral snake found in humid lowland forests near the Caribbean coast.
Angola Green Snake
A slender, bright green tree snake widespread across savanna and woodland of central and southern Africa.
Cliff Racer
A fast, slender racer adapted to rocky and mountainous terrain across the Middle East and Central Asia.
Bredl's Python
A rich reddish-brown python endemic to the arid ranges of central Australia, closely related to the carpet pythons.
Ruthven's Kingsnake
A strikingly banded highland kingsnake of central Mexico, often patterned in red, black, and cream tricolor rings.
Southern Coral Snake
A striking tricolor coral snake of central South America's woodlands and grasslands, notable for its potent venom.
Broad-banded Copperhead
A copperhead species with wide, saddle-shaped crossbands, common in woodlands and rocky habitats of the south-central states.
Highland Garter Snake
A cold-tolerant garter snake found at high elevations in central Mexico's mountain grasslands and pine forests.
Arizona Black Rattlesnake
A darkly colored montane rattlesnake of central Arizona known for its ability to darken further with age and altitude.
Broadley's Bush Viper
A small, dark-colored arboreal viper of Central African rainforest, named in honor of herpetologist Donald Broadley.
Plain Tree Snake
A fast-moving, slender brown colubrid found in the forests of Central America and northwestern South America.
Honduran Milk Snake
One of the largest milk snakes, native to Central America and known for its wide, vivid banding.
Rainforest Hognosed Pit Viper
A small, well-camouflaged terrestrial pit viper of Central and South American rainforests, named for its upturned snout.
Two-Colored Snake
A small, slender Central American colubrid named for the sharply contrasting dark upperside and pale underside typical of the genus.
Variable Coral Snake
A tricolor coral snake with highly variable banding patterns found across much of Mexico and northern Central America.
Mexican Parrot Snake
A slender green tree snake closely related to the parrot snake, found in Mexican and Central American forests.
Side-striped Palm Pit Viper
A slender green arboreal pit viper of Central American cloud forests, marked with a pale lateral stripe.
Western Worm Snake
A small, uniformly purplish-brown burrowing snake of the central plains, closely resembling its eastern relative.
Godman's Montane Pit Viper
A small, high-elevation pit viper of Central American cloud forests, adapted to cool montane climates.
Variegated Snail-eater
A brightly banded, snail-eating colubrid of Central American rainforests, named for its variegated red, black, and cream coloration.
Smooth Earth Snake
A small, plain, burrowing colubrid of the eastern and central United States, closely resembling the Rough Earth Snake but with smooth scales.
Black Kingsnake
A largely uniform glossy black kingsnake found in the central and southeastern United States, sometimes showing faint traces of pattern.