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California Mountain Kingsnake
Colubridae

California Mountain Kingsnake

Lampropeltis zonata (Lockington, 1835)

Lampropeltis zonata, the California mountain kingsnake, is a banded colubrid snake endemic to mountain areas of western North America.

Western Milksnake
Colubridae

Western Milksnake

Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Lampropeltis gentilis is a nonvenomous colubrid snake with multiple common names found in the United States.

Tamaulipan Milksnake
Colubridae

Tamaulipan Milksnake

Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860

Lampropeltis annulata, the non-venomous Mexican milksnake, is a coral snake mimic found in northeastern Mexico and southwestern US.

Eastern Milksnake
Colubridae

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789)

Lampropeltis triangulum, the milk snake, is a varied North and Central American colubrid with mimicry of coral snakes.

West Mexican Milksnake
Colubridae

West Mexican Milksnake

Lampropeltis polyzona Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis polyzona, the Atlantic Central American milksnake, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found in Mexico.

South American Milksnake
Colubridae

South American Milksnake

Lampropeltis micropholis Cope, 1860

Lampropeltis micropholis, the Ecuadorian milk snake, is a milk snake species found in Central and northern South America.

Mole Kingsnake
Colubridae

Mole Kingsnake

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Holbrook, 1840)

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata, the mole kingsnake, is a nonvenomous secretive fossorial snake native to the southeastern US.

Balkan Whip Snake
Colubridae

Balkan Whip Snake

Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768)

Hierophis gemonensis, the Balkan whip snake, is a slender scaled snake found across parts of the Balkans and Greek islands.

Green Whip Snake
Colubridae

Green Whip Snake

Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789)

Hierophis viridiflavus, the green whip snake, is a European slender snake species with two recognized subspecies living in varied habitats.

Asian Racer
Colubridae

Asian Racer

Hemorrhois nummifer (Reuss, 1834)

Hemorrhois nummifer is a harmless diurnal snake found across parts of Asia, Europe, and northern Africa.

Algerian Whip Snake
Colubridae

Algerian Whip Snake

Hemorrhois algirus (Jan, 1863)

The Algerian whip snake (Hemorrhois algirus) is a non-venomous colubrid found across northwestern Africa and Egypt.

Horseshoe Whip Snake
Colubridae

Horseshoe Whip Snake

Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemorrhois hippocrepis, the horseshoe whip snake, is an oviparous colubrid found across North Africa and parts of Europe.

Spotted Whip Snake
Colubridae

Spotted Whip Snake

Hemorrhois ravergieri (Ménétries, 1832)

Hemorrhois ravergieri is a snake species with distinct dark patterning found across parts of Europe and Asia.

Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake
Colubridae

Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake

Gyalopion quadrangulare (Günther, 1893)

Gyalopion quadrangulare is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in Arizona, US, and Mexico.

Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake
Colubridae

Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake

Gyalopion canum (Cope, 1860)

Gyalopion canum, the Western hooknose snake, is a small oviparous snake found in the southwestern US and northern/central Mexico.

Red-tailed Green Ratsnake
Colubridae

Red-tailed Green Ratsnake

Gonyosoma oxycephalum (Boie, 1827)

Gonyosoma oxycephalum is a robust Southeast Asian tree snake with variable coloration, hatching from 3–8 laid eggs.

Rein Snake
Colubridae

Rein Snake

Gonyosoma frenatum (Gray, 1853)

Gonyosoma frenatum is a green snake species described by Gray 1853, native to parts of South and East Asia.

Blue-eyed Bush Rat Snake
Colubridae

Blue-eyed Bush Rat Snake

Gonyosoma coeruleum Liu, Hou, Lwin, Wang & Rao, 2021

Gonyosoma coeruleum is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in five countries across East and Southeast Asia.

Emerald Snake
Colubridae

Emerald Snake

Hapsidophrys smaragdinus (Schlegel, 1837)

Hapsidophrys smaragdinus, the emerald snake, is an African colubrid snake species described by Schlegel in 1837.

Tamaulipan Hook-nosed Snake
Colubridae

Tamaulipan Hook-nosed Snake

Ficimia streckeri Taylor, 1931

Ficimia streckeri, the Mexican hooknose snake, is a small snake found in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas, with an upturned snout.

Blotched Hooknose Snake
Colubridae

Blotched Hooknose Snake

Ficimia publia Cope, 1866

The blotched hooknose snake (Ficimia publia) is a colubrid snake native to parts of Central America and southern Mexico.

King Ratsnake
Colubridae

King Ratsnake

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.

Manchurian Black Ratsnake
Colubridae

Manchurian Black Ratsnake

Elaphe schrenckii Strauch, 1873

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

Four-lined Snake
Colubridae

Four-lined Snake

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.

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