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.
Yellow-tailed Cribo
A large, powerful South American colubrid related to indigo snakes, known for its glossy scales and impressive length.
South American Bushmaster
The longest venomous snake in the Americas, a massive pit viper of Amazonian rainforest with a distinctive spined tail.
South American Rattlesnake
A widespread and medically important rattlesnake of South American savannas and open habitats, known for its neurotoxic venom components.
South American Coral Snake
A strikingly banded elapid of South American forests and wetlands, marked with the classic red-black-yellow triad pattern shared by many New World coral snakes.
Yellow Anaconda
A large, semi-aquatic constrictor of South American wetlands, smaller than its relative the green anaconda but still among the heaviest snakes in the Americas.
Yellow Rat Snake
A striking striped rat snake variant found in the Deep South, typically yellow or olive with four dark longitudinal stripes.
Central American Bushmaster
One of the largest venomous snakes in the Americas, a massive, reclusive pit viper of Central American rainforests.
Yellow-bellied Puffing Snake
One of South America's largest colubrid snakes, known for inflating its neck and hissing loudly when threatened, with a bright yellow underside.
Central American Boa
A widespread, adaptable boa found from Mexico through Central America, closely related to the South American boa constrictor.
Yellow-bellied Liophis
A widespread South American colubrid with a bright yellow belly, often found near wetlands and grasslands.
Central American Indigo Snake
A large, powerful, non-venomous colubrid related to the eastern indigo snake, with a glossy dark tail and lighter forebody.
Yellow-spotted Keelback
A small stream-associated colubrid marked with yellow spotting along a dark body, found across South and Southeast Asian hill forests.
Yellow-bellied House Snake
A small, non-venomous South African house snake distinguished by its bright yellow underside contrasting with a darker back.
Central American Dwarf Boa
A small, arboreal dwarf boa found in Central American rainforests, notable for its prehensile tail and slender build.
American Pipe Snake
A striking red-and-black banded burrowing snake from the Amazon Basin, often mistaken for a venomous coral snake.
North American Racer
A fast-moving, slender colubrid found across much of North America, known for its speed and alert, active behavior.
Central American Mussurana
A robust, dark-colored colubrid from Central America famous within its genus for preying heavily on other snakes, including venomous species.
Middle American Gopher Snake
A Mexican highland gopher snake species with a striking pattern of dark blotches on a pale background, found in the central plateau region.
Central American Coral Snake
A widespread and medically significant tricolor coral snake found from southern Mexico through Central America.
Southern Coral Snake
A striking tricolor coral snake of central South America's woodlands and grasslands, notable for its potent venom.
Fishing Snake
A heavy-bodied, strongly aquatic colubrid of South American wetlands specialized for catching fish and eels.
Neotropical Water Snake
A strongly aquatic colubrid common in still and slow-moving freshwater habitats across northern South America.
Red-tailed Racer
A slender, bright green arboreal snake from Southeast Asian rainforests, distinguished by the reddish-brown coloration of its tail contrasting with its emerald green body.
Red-Tailed Pipe Snake
A widespread Southeast Asian burrowing snake with a glossy black body and a vividly banded red-and-black tail used in defensive display.