Snake Encyclopedia
Search and identify 1,000+ snakes from around the world — with family, range, size, habitat, and how to tell similar species apart.
Water Snake
A heavy-bodied, aquatic colubrid frequently mistaken for cottonmouths.
Tiger Snake
An Australian elapid known for its banded pattern and flattened-neck display.
Liana Snake
A vividly patterned, slender arboreal snake of Amazonian and Central American forests, closely related to the red vine snake.
Lined Snake
A small, garter snake-like colubrid of the central United States, identified by a double row of dark half-moon belly markings.
Grass Snake
A common European snake closely tied to wetlands and known for its distinctive yellow neck collar and bluffing display.
Anomalous Sea Snake
A sea snake named for its unusual combination of scale and morphological traits, found in coastal waters of the northern Indian Ocean.
Angola Green Snake
A slender, bright green tree snake widespread across savanna and woodland of central and southern Africa.
Aesculapian Snake
A large, agile European colubrid historically linked to the symbol of medicine, favoring warm woodlands and old buildings.
Sonoran Coral Snake
A small, brightly banded desert coral snake found in Arizona and northwestern Mexico, distinguished by its blunt black snout.
Marbled Tree Snake
A small, nocturnal African tree snake with a mottled, marbled body pattern that provides effective camouflage among foliage.
Short-Nosed Sea Snake
A small, rare sea snake with a short blunt snout, historically known from a few reef systems off Western Australia and now considered of high conservation concern.
Southern Bark Snake
A small, viper-mimicking African colubrid with a zigzag dorsal pattern.
Solomon Coral Snake
A moderately sized elapid endemic to the Solomon Islands, the only member of its genus.
Ornate Kukri Snake
A boldly patterned kukri snake native to Taiwan and neighboring parts of East Asia.
Merida Coral Snake
A high-Andean coral snake endemic to the Merida mountain range of western Venezuela.
Clark's Coral Snake
A tricolor coral snake of Pacific lowland rainforests in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Brazos Water Snake
A narrow-range Texas endemic water snake restricted to the rocky Brazos River system.
Black Garter Snake
A dark, aquatic garter snake native to the highland lakes and wetlands of central Mexico.
Sierra Garter Snake
An aquatic garter snake restricted to Sierra Nevada foothill streams and rivers of California.
Concho Water Snake
A rare, narrow-range Texas water snake tied to rocky, flowing sections of the Concho and Colorado rivers.
Pueblan Milk Snake
A vividly banded milk snake native to south-central Mexico, known for its bold tricolor pattern.
Banded Water Snake
A heavy-bodied, boldly banded water snake of the southeastern US, often mistaken for the cottonmouth.
Ornate Coral Snake
A brightly ringed coral snake of the western Amazon, named for its elaborately patterned body.
Barred Coral Snake
A brightly banded coral snake native to the Pacific coastal region of Mexico, notable for its wide black bands.