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Southern Green Python
Morelia viridis (Schlegel, 1872)
Morelia viridis, the green tree python, is an arboreal oviparous snake native to New Guinea, nearby islands, and northern Australia.
Southwestern Carpet Python
Morelia imbricata (Smith, 1981)
Morelia imbricata is a large Australian python found across southwestern and central arid/semiarid regions with distinct physical and behavioral traits.
Water Python
Liasis fuscus Peters, 1873
Liasis fuscus is a robust python species found in northern Australia, southern New Guinea, with known size, scalation, coloration, and reproductive details.
Olive Python
Liasis olivaceus Gray, 1842
Liasis olivaceus, the olive python, is a large Australian python often mistaken for the venomous king brown snake.
Reticulated Python
Malayopython reticulatus (Schneider, 1801)
Malayopython reticulatus (reticulated python) is Asia's largest native snake, found across South and Southeast Asia's aquatic habitats.
Amethyst Python
Simalia amethistina (Schneider, 1801)
Simalia amethistina, the amethystine python, is a large python species found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea across varied warm humid habitats.
Australian Scrub Python
Simalia kinghorni (Stull, 1933)
Simalia kinghorni, the Australian scrub python, is a large arboreal snake found in northern and parts of eastern Queensland, Australia.
Rainbow Mud Snake
Enhydris enhydris (Schneider, 1799)
The rainbow water snake (Enhydris enhydris) is a mildly venomous Asian colubrid snake endemic to Asia.
Asian Bockadam
Cerberus rynchops (Schneider, 1799)
Cerberus rynchops is a mildly venomous aquatic saltwater-tolerant snake found in South and Southeast Asian coastal habitats.
Puff-faced Water Snake
Homalopsis buccata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Homalopsis buccata is a venomous rear-fanged snake species found across parts of Southeast Asia that gives birth to live young.
Cat-eyed Fishing Snake
Gerarda prevostiana (Eydoux & Gervais, 1837)
Gerarda prevostiana is an ovoviviparous snake found in Asian coastal mangrove habitats, with documented scalation and size traits.
White-bellied Mangrove Snake
Fordonia leucobalia (Schlegel, 1837)
Fordonia leucobalia, the crab-eating water snake, is a single aquatic homalopsid snake species living in Southeast Asian to Northern Australian mangroves.
Tentacled Snake
Erpeton tentaculatum Lacépède, 1800
Erpeton tentaculatum, the tentacled snake, is a small aquatic fish-eating snake native to Southeast Asia that is not dangerous to humans.
Chinese Water Snake
Myrrophis chinensis (Gray, 1842)
Myrrophis chinensis, the Chinese water snake, is a small aquatic snake from East Asia harvested for food, skins, and traditional medicine.
Rice Paddy Snake
Hypsiscopus plumbea (Boie, 1827)
Hypsiscopus plumbea, the rice paddy snake, is a small nocturnal wet-habitat snake found across South and East Asia.
Cape Wolf Snake
Lycophidion capense (Smith, 1831)
Lycophidion capense is a reptile with distinct scale coloring and long recurved fangs on both jaws, reaching up to 64 cm long.
Common Brown Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus rufulus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
The common brown water snake Lycodonomorphus rufulus is a gentle nonvenomous southern African water snake that hunts at night.
Olive House Snake
Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Lycodonomorphus inornatus, the olive house snake, is a nocturnal terrestrial snake found in southern Africa.
Aurora House Snake
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lamprophis aurora is a small non-venomous nocturnal house snake native to southern Africa, with a distinctive yellow-orange spinal stripe.
Brown House Snake
Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827)
Boaedon fuliginosus, the African house snake, is a harmless African Lamprophiidae species popular as a captive pet.
Cape House Snake
Boaedon capensis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Boaedon capensis (Cape/brown house snake) is a non-venomous lamprophiid native to southern Africa, reclassified from genus Lamprophis to Boaedon.
Black File Snake
Gracililima nyassae (Günther, 1888)
Gracililima nyassae is a small oviparous snake found across eastern and southern Africa.
Blunthead Slug Snake
Aplopeltura boa (Boie, 1828)
Aplopeltura boa is a small non-venomous Southeast Asian slug snake that eats snails and feigns death without odor.
Keeled Slug Snake
Pareas carinatus (Wagler, 1830)
Pareas carinatus, the keeled slug-eating snake, is a non-threatened Southeast Asian Pareidae snake that eats only snails and slugs.
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