Snakes
Care guides for snakes with practical advice on enclosure setup, heating, humidity, hides, feeding, shedding, and safe handling.
Snakes
Snakes
- Acrantophis dumeriliAcrantophis dumerili
- Anatolian Meadow Viper (Vipera anatolica)Vipera anatolica
- Arabian Horned Viper (Cerastes gasperettii)Cerastes gasperettii
- Arizona Black Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus)Crotalus cerberus
- Armenian Steppe Viper (Vipera eriwanensis)Vipera eriwanensis
- Armenian Viper (Montivipera raddei)Montivipera raddei
- Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)Ahaetulla prasina
- Asp Viper (Vipera aspis)Vipera aspis
- Atlas Viper (Vipera monticola)Vipera monticola
- Baja California Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo)Crotalus enyo
- Ball Python (Python regius)Python regius
- Banded Krait (Bungarus fasciatus)Bungarus fasciatus
- Berg adder (Bitis atropos)Bitis atropos
- Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)Dendroaspis polylepis
- Black-necked Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricollis)Naja nigricollis
- Black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus)Crotalus molossus
- Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)Boa constrictor
- Boa Imperator (Boa imperator)Boa imperator
- Boaedon fuliginosusBoaedon fuliginosus
- Bolkar Viper (Montivipera bulgardaghica)Montivipera bulgardaghica
- Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)Dispholidus typus
- Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon laticinctus)Agkistrodon laticinctus
- Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis)Boiga irregularis
- Brown-spotted Pit Viper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus)Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
- California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)Lampropeltis californiae
- Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)Naja nivea
- Cape Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus)Aspidelaps lubricus
- Caucasus Viper (Vipera kaznakovi)Vipera kaznakovi
- Forest Cobra (Naja melanoleuca)Naja melanoleuca
- Central Asian Cobra (Naja oxiana)Naja oxiana
- Children's Python (Antaresia childreni)Antaresia childreni
- Chinese Cobra (Naja atra)Naja atra
- Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)Oxyuranus scutellatus
- Common Cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus)Agkistrodon bilineatus
- Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus)Acanthophis antarcticus
- Common European Adder (Vipera berus)Vipera berus
- Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)Thamnophis sirtalis
- Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus)Bungarus caeruleus
- Common Lancehead (Bothrops atrox)Bothrops atrox
- Corallus hortulanaCorallus hortulana
- Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)Pantherophis guttatus
- Darevsky’s Viper (Vipera darevskii)Vipera darevskii
- Desert Mountain Adder (Bitis xeropaga)Bitis xeropaga
- Dinnik’s Viper (Vipera dinniki)Vipera dinniki
- Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)Pseudonaja textilis
- Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Agkistrodon contortrix
- Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius)Micrurus fulvius
- Eastern Diamondback (Crotalus adamanteus)Crotalus adamanteus
- Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)Dendroaspis angusticeps
- Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)Lampropeltis getula
- Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)Sistrurus catenatus
- Eastern Russell's Viper (Daboia siamensis)Daboia siamensis
- Eastern Steppe Viper (Vipera renardi)Vipera renardi
- Egyptian Cobra (Naja haje)Naja haje
- Elaphe climacophoraElaphe climacophora
- Elaphe schrenckiiElaphe schrenckii
- Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)Corallus caninus
- Epicrates cenchriaEpicrates cenchria
- Eryx colubrinusEryx colubrinus
- Ethiopian Mountain Adder (Bitis parviocula)Bitis parviocula
- Eunectes murinusEunectes murinus
- Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)Bothriechis schlegelii
- False Water Cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)Hydrodynastes gigas
- Field’s Horned Viper (Pseudocerastes fieldi)Pseudocerastes fieldi
- Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti)Agkistrodon conanti
- Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica)Bitis gabonica
- Gloyd’s Cantil (Agkistrodon howardgloydi)Agkistrodon howardgloydi
- Golden Lancehead (Bothrops insularis)Bothrops insularis
- Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)Pituophis catenifer
- Gray-banded Kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna)Lampropeltis alterna
- Great Lakes Bush Viper (Atheris nitschei)Atheris nitschei
- Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca)Vipera graeca
- Habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis)Protobothrops flavoviridis
- Hairy Bush Viper (Atheris hispida)Atheris hispida
- Horned adder (Bitis caudalis)Bitis caudalis
- Indian Cobra (Naja naja)Naja naja
- Indochinese Spitting Cobra (Naja siamensis)Naja siamensis
- Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)Oxyuranus microlepidotus
- Jameson's Mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni)Dendroaspis jamesoni
- Jararaca (Bothrops jararaca)Bothrops jararaca
- Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei)Morelia spilota cheynei
- Kenya Horned Viper (Bitis worthingtoni)Bitis worthingtoni
- King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)Ophiophagus hannah
- Lataste's Viper (Vipera latastei)Vipera latastei
- Lebanon Viper (Montivipera bornmuelleri)Montivipera bornmuelleri
- Levantine Viper (Macrovipera lebetinus)Macrovipera lebetinus
- Lotiev’s Viper (Vipera lotievi)Vipera lotievi
- Madagascar Tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis)Sanzinia madagascariensis
- Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus)Bungarus candidus
- Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)Calloselasma rhodostoma
- Malayopython reticulatusMalayopython reticulatus
- Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila)Boiga dendrophila
- Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)Protobothrops mangshanensis
- Many-banded Krait (Bungarus multicinctus)Bungarus multicinctus
- Many-horned adder (Bitis cornuta)Bitis cornuta
- Meadow Viper (Vipera ursinii)Vipera ursinii
- Mexican west-coast rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)Crotalus basiliscus
- Middle American rattlesnake (Crotalus simus)Crotalus simus
- Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)Lampropeltis triangulum
- Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)Crotalus scutulatus
- Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia)Naja kaouthia
- Moorish Viper (Daboia mauritanica)Daboia mauritanica
- Morelia bredliMorelia bredli
- Morelia spilotaMorelia spilota
- Morelia viridisMorelia viridis
- Mount Kenya Bush Viper (Atheris desaixi)Atheris desaixi
- Mount Rungwe Bush Viper (Atheris rungweensis)Atheris rungweensis
- Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)Naja mossambica
- Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis)Pseudechis australis
- Namaqua Dwarf Adder (Bitis schneideri)Bitis schneideri
- Nikolsky’s Viper (Vipera nikolskii)Vipera nikolskii
- Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)Agkistrodon piscivorus
- Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)Crotalus oreganus
- Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes)Vipera ammodytes
- Orlov’s Viper (Vipera orlovi)Vipera orlovi
- Ornate black-tailed rattlesnake (Crotalus ornatus)Crotalus ornatus
- Orthriophis taeniurusOrthriophis taeniurus
- Ottoman Viper (Montivipera xanthina)Montivipera xanthina
- Painted Saw-scaled Viper (Echis coloratus)Echis coloratus
- Palestine Viper (Daboia palaestinae)Daboia palaestinae
- Peringuey's adder (Bitis peringueyi)Bitis peringueyi
- Persian Horned Viper (Pseudocerastes persicus)Pseudocerastes persicus
- Philippine Cobra (Naja philippinensis)Naja philippinensis
- Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)Crotalus viridis
- Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)Bitis arietans
- Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)Sistrurus miliarius
- Python bivittatusPython bivittatus
- Python brongersmaiPython brongersmai
- Python curtusPython curtus
- Razi’s Viper (Macrovipera razii)Macrovipera razii
- Red adder (Bitis rubida)Bitis rubida
- Red diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)Crotalus ruber
- Red Spitting Cobra (Naja pallida)Naja pallida
- Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)Pseudechis porphyriacus
- Red-necked Keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus)Rhabdophis subminiatus
- Red-tailed Green Ratsnake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum)Gonyosoma oxycephalum
- Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis)Bitis nasicornis
- Rhombic Egg-Eater (Dasypeltis scabra)Dasypeltis scabra
- Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus)Causus rhombeatus
- Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi)Crotalus willardi
- Rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus)Crotalus lepidus
- Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata)Lichanura trivirgata
- Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)Opheodrys aestivus
- Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii)Daboia russelii
- Sahara Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera)Cerastes vipera
- Saharan Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes)Cerastes cerastes
- San Lucan Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii)Crotalus mitchellii
- Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus)Echis carinatus
- Seoane's Viper (Vipera seoanei)Vipera seoanei
- Sharp-snouted Pit Viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus)Deinagkistrodon acutus
- Shield-nosed Cobra (Aspidelaps scutatus)Aspidelaps scutatus
- Side-striped Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis lateralis)Bothriechis lateralis
- Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)Crotalus cerastes
- Small-scaled Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis microlepidota)Atractaspis microlepidota
- South American Bushmaster (Lachesis muta)Lachesis muta
- South American Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus)Crotalus durissus
- Southern Adder (Bitis armata)Bitis armata
- Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus helleri)Crotalus helleri
- Southern Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus)Hemachatus haemachatus
- Southern Twig Snake (Thelotornis capensis)Thelotornis capensis
- Southwestern speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)Crotalus pyrrhus
- Spider-tailed Horned Viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides)Pseudocerastes urarachnoides
- Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa)Antaresia maculosa
- Sunda King Cobra (Ophiophagus bungarus)Ophiophagus bungarus
- Taylor’s Cantil (Agkistrodon taylori)Agkistrodon taylori
- Terciopelo (Bothrops asper)Bothrops asper
- Tiger Keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)Rhabdophis tigrinus
- Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris)Crotalus tigris
- Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus)Notechis scutatus
- Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)Crotalus horridus
- Uracoan Rattlesnake (Crotalus vegrandis)Crotalus vegrandis
- Urutu Lancehead (Bothrops alternatus)Bothrops alternatus
- Usambara Bush Viper (Atheris ceratophora)Atheris ceratophora
- Variable Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera)Atheris squamigera
- Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)Tropidolaemus wagleri
- Wagner’s Viper (Montivipera wagneri)Montivipera wagneri
- West African Bush Viper (Atheris chlorechis)Atheris chlorechis
- West African Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)Bitis rhinoceros
- West African Saw-scaled Viper (Echis ocellatus)Echis ocellatus
- Western Brown Snake (Pseudonaja mengdeni)Pseudonaja mengdeni
- Western Diamondback (Crotalus atrox)Crotalus atrox
- Western Green Mamba (Dendroaspis viridis)Dendroaspis viridis
- Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus)Heterodon nasicus
- Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Pantherophis obsoletus
- White-banded Mountain Viper (Montivipera albizona)Montivipera albizona
- Island Pit Viper (Trimeresurus insularis)Trimeresurus insularis
- White-lipped Pit Viper (Trimeresurus albolabris)Trimeresurus albolabris
- Yellow-blotched Palm Viper (Bothriechis aurifer)Bothriechis aurifer