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Guatemala Neckband Snake
Animalia Colubridae

Guatemala Neckband Snake

Scaphiodontophis annulatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

The Guatemala neckband snake, Scaphiodontophis annulatus, is an oviparous colubr…

Black Mamba
Animalia Elapidae

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis Günther, 1864

Dendroaspis polylepis (black mamba) is Africa’s longest venomous snake, native t…

Jameson's Mamba
Animalia Elapidae

Jameson's Mamba

Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill, 1843)

Dendroaspis jamesoni, or Jameson's mamba, is an agile, highly arboreal long slen…

Eastern Green Mamba
Animalia Elapidae

Eastern Green Mamba

Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith, 1849)

Dendroaspis angusticeps, the eastern green mamba, is a large venomous arboreal s…

Speckled Coralsnake
Animalia Elapidae

Speckled Coralsnake

Calliophis maculiceps (Günther, 1858)

Calliophis maculiceps, the speckled or small-spotted coral snake, is a venomous …

Banded Malaysian Coralsnake
Animalia Elapidae

Banded Malaysian Coralsnake

Calliophis intestinalis (Laurenti, 1768)

The banded Malayan coral snake (Calliophis intestinalis) is a venomous elapid sn…

Black Coralsnake
Animalia Elapidae

Black Coralsnake

Calliophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862)

Calliophis nigrescens is a coral snake species with varied color patterns native…

Blue Malaysian Coralsnake
Animalia Elapidae

Blue Malaysian Coralsnake

Calliophis bivirgatus (Boie, 1827)

Calliophis bivirgatus is a potentially lethal medium-sized coral snake found acr…

Many-banded Krait
Animalia Elapidae

Many-banded Krait

Bungarus multicinctus Blyth, 1861

Bungarus multicinctus, the many-banded krait, is a banded Asian elapid snake wit…

Banded Krait
Animalia Elapidae

Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider, 1801)

Bungarus fasciatus, the banded krait, is a venomous elapid snake found across So…

Red-headed Krait
Animalia Elapidae

Red-headed Krait

Bungarus flaviceps Reinhardt, 1843

Bungarus flaviceps, the red-headed krait, is a distinctive venomous snake found …

Common Krait
Animalia Elapidae

Common Krait

Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider, 1801)

Bungarus caeruleus, the common krait, is a venomous nocturnal snake distributed …

Malayan Krait
Animalia Elapidae

Malayan Krait

Bungarus candidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bungarus candidus, the Malayan krait, is a banded snake found in Southeast Asia,…

Cape Coral Snake
Animalia Elapidae

Cape Coral Snake

Aspidelaps lubricus (Laurenti, 1768)

Aspidelaps lubricus, the Cape coral snake, is a small venomous elapid snake nati…

Northern King Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Northern King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836)

This is a full detailed description of the morphology, distribution, behaviour, …

Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843

Naja nigricollis, the black-necked spitting cobra, is a common venomous cobra wi…

Western Barred Spitting Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Western Barred Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricincta Bogert, 1940

Naja nigricincta is a venomous spitting cobra native to southern Africa that fre…

Egyptian Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje (Linnaeus, 1758)

Naja haje, the Egyptian cobra, is a large venomous cobra found across much of no…

Indonesian Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Indonesian Cobra

Naja sputatrix Boie, 1827

Naja sputatrix, the Java spitting cobra, is a venomous defensive elapid found on…

Cape Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Cape Cobra

Naja nivea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Naja nivea, the Cape cobra, is a medium-sized venomous cobra endemic to southern…

Mozambique Spitting Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica Peters, 1854

Naja mossambica is a common African savanna cobra with described coloration, siz…

Chinese Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Chinese Cobra

Naja atra Cantor, 1842

Naja atra (Chinese cobra) is a medium-sized venomous elapid found across souther…

Indian Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Indian Cobra

Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758)

Naja naja, the Indian cobra, is a venomous snake native to the Indian subcontine…

Snouted Cobra
Animalia Elapidae

Snouted Cobra

Naja annulifera Peters, 1854

Naja annulifera, the snouted cobra, is a large venomous cobra found across parts…