Colubridae

Elaphe carinata (Günther, 1864)

Elaphe carinata, the large king rat snake, is found across East Asia and used in trade for skin, food, and exotic pets.

Elaphe schrenckii Strauch, 1873

Elaphe schrenckii is a robust Northeast Asian rat snake species that has an introduced population in the Netherlands.

Elaphe quatuorlineata Lacepede, 1789

Elaphe quatuorlineata (four-lined snake) is a large European snake species with distinct adult striped markings, found in the Mediterranean region.

Elaphe anomala (Boulenger, 1916)

Elaphe anomala is a non-venomous semi-arboreal colubrid snake species found in China and Korea.

Elaphe dione (Pallas, 1773)

Elaphe dione, the steppe rat snake, is a colubrid snake native to Eastern Europe and Asia with no recognized valid subspecies.

Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1811)

Elaphe sauromates, the blotched snake, is a large colubrid snake found across a wide range from southeastern Europe to western Iran.

Elaphe climacophora (Boie, 1826)

Elaphe climacophora is Japan's largest non-Okinawan snake with an iconic protected revered albino population near Iwakuni.

Elaphe quadrivirgata (Boie, 1826)

Elaphe quadrivirgata is a striped Japanese snake with distinct juvenile and all-black variant forms.

Elaphe taeniura (Cope, 1861)

Elaphe taeniura is an Asian beauty rat snake that has an introduced feral population in Belgium.

Eirenis collaris (Ménétries, 1832)

Eirenis collaris, the collared dwarf racer, is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in parts of West Asia and southeastern Europe.

Eirenis modestus Martin, 1838

Eirenis modestus, the ring-headed dwarf snake, is a small slender snake found across parts of the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia.

Eirenis rothii Jan, 1863

Eirenis rothii is a small oviparous snake found in shrubland across parts of the Middle East and Turkey.

Drymarchon couperi (Holbrook, 1842)

Drymarchon couperi, the eastern indigo snake, is the longest native U.S. snake, found in the U.S. Southeast.

Drymarchon corais (Boie, 1827)

Drymarchon corais is a large nonvenomous colubrid snake found across much of South America and Trinidad and Tobago.

Drymarchon melanurus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Drymarchon melanurus is a large, distinctly marked snake found across the Americas from southern Texas to northern South America.

Dispholidus typus (Smith, 1828)

Dispholidus typus, the boomslang, is a venomous arboreal snake endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Pantherophis bairdi (Yarrow, 1880)

Pantherophis bairdi is a striped snake species found in southern US and northern Mexico that favors semi-arid rocky habitats.

Pantherophis emoryi (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Pantherophis emoryi, the Great Plains rat snake, is a nonvenomous North American constrictor snake with specific habits and physical traits.

Pantherophis guttatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Pantherophis guttatus, the corn snake, is a North American colubrid species widely kept in captivity and invasive in Australia.

Pantherophis obsoletus (Say, 1823)

Pantherophis obsoletus is a large North American rat snake with size, range, behavior and reproduction detailed here.

Pantherophis ramspotti Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham & Gardner, 2011

Pantherophis ramspotti, the western fox snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid rat snake native to the upper Midwestern US west of the Mississippi River.

Pantherophis vulpinus (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Pantherophis vulpinus, the eastern foxsnake, is a non-venomous North American snake named for its fox-like defensive musk.

Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Holbrook, 1836)

Pantherophis alleghaniensis (gray ratsnake) is a medium-large North American ratsnake native to central-eastern US and southern Ontario.

Pantherophis spiloides (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Pantherophis spiloides, the gray ratsnake, is a medium-large North American snake native to central-eastern US and southern Ontario.