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.
Patagonian Racer
A hardy, cold-tolerant colubrid found in the arid steppes of Patagonia, unusually far south for a rear-fanged racer.
Southern White-Lipped Python
The southern counterpart in the white-lipped python complex, distributed across the lowlands of southern New Guinea.
Senegalese Cobra
A large West African cobra recently split from the Egyptian cobra complex, found in savanna habitats of the western Sahel.
Silver Boa
An extremely rare, silvery-scaled boa described only in 2016, found solely on a single tiny island in the Bahamas.
Sichuan Lancehead
A terrestrial pit viper native to Sichuan Province, China, part of the Protobothrops group of Asian lanceheads.
Madagascar Ground Boa
A large, heavy-bodied terrestrial boa endemic to Madagascar, distinguished from its tree-dwelling relative by its stouter build and ground-dwelling habits.
Spitting Cobra
A group of African and Asian cobras capable of ejecting venom in defensive sprays aimed at the eyes of a perceived threat.
Oaxacan Dwarf Boa
A rare, small forest boa endemic to a limited cloud forest region of Oaxaca, Mexico, and known from relatively few specimens.
Dinnik's Viper
A small, high-altitude viper endemic to alpine meadows of the Caucasus Mountains, adapted to cold montane conditions.
Slender Hognosed Pit Viper
A slender terrestrial pit viper of Pacific dry forest habitats in Central America, related to other hognosed pit vipers.
Stejneger's Pit Viper
A widespread bright green arboreal pit viper common in bamboo forests and shrublands of East and Southeast Asia.
Mangrove Pit Viper
A slender green pit viper specialized for life along mangrove coastlines and tidal forests across South and Southeast Asia.
Western Massasauga
A small prairie rattlesnake with a lighter, more contrasting blotched pattern than its eastern relative.
Southern Rubber Boa
A small, smooth-skinned boa from southern California mountain ranges, closely related to the more widespread rubber boa.
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
A slender, fast-moving brown racer common across northern South America, active by day in forest and open habitats.
Wagler's Pit Viper
A strikingly patterned arboreal pit viper famous for congregating in large numbers at temples in Malaysia.
Western Rattlesnake
A widespread pit viper of the western United States and Canada, recognized by its dark blotches and rattling tail.
Jerdon's Pit Viper
A high-altitude pit viper of the eastern Himalayas and adjacent hill country, marked with bold black and yellow banding.
Northern Cottonmouth
A stout, semi-aquatic pit viper of southeastern wetlands, named for the white lining of its mouth displayed as a threat.
Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake
A small, gray-toned rattlesnake subspecies of the Carolinas and Gulf Coastal Plain, with a subtle rusty back stripe.
Esmeraldas Racer
A slender, fast-moving colubrid from the humid lowland forests of western Ecuador and Colombia's Choco region.
Cape York Carpet Python
A tropical locality form of the widespread carpet python found on the Cape York Peninsula of far northern Queensland, Australia.
Pit Viper
A diverse group of vipers defined by heat-sensing facial pits, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and Asian bamboo vipers.
Philippine Pit Viper
A slender arboreal pit viper endemic to the Philippines, variable in color from green to brown with yellow speckling.