title: List of snakes by common name
text: # List of snakes by common name
  
  This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.
  
  * Top
  * 0–9
  * A
  * B
  * C
  * D
  * E
  * F
  * G
  * H
  * I
  * J
  * K
  * L
  * M
  * N
  * O
  * P
  * Q
  * R
  * S
  * T
  * U
  * V
  * W
  * X
  * Y
  * Z
  
  ## A
  
  * Adder
     * Common adder
     * Death Adder
     * Desert death adder
     * Horned adder
     * Long-nosed adder
     * Many-horned adder
     * Mountain adder
     * Mud adder
     * Namaqua dwarf adder
     * Peringuey's adder
     * Puff adder
        * African puff adder
     * Rhombic night adder
     * Sand adder
        * Dwarf sand adder
        * Namib dwarf sand adder
     * Water adder
  * Aesculapian snake
  * Anaconda
     * Bolivian anaconda
     * De Schauensee's anaconda
     * Green anaconda
     * Yellow anaconda
  * Arafura file snake
  * Asp
     * European asp
     * Egyptian asp
  * African beaked snake
  
  ## B
  
  * Ball Python
  * Bird snake
  * Black-headed snake
  * Mexican black kingsnake
  * Black rat snake
  * Black snake
     * Red-bellied black snake
  * Blind snake
     * Brahminy blind snake
     * Texas blind snake
     * Western blind snake
  * Boa
     * Abaco Island boa
     * Amazon tree boa
     * Boa constrictor
     * Cuban boa
     * Dumeril's boa
     * Dwarf boa
     * Emerald tree boa
     * Hogg Island boa
     * Jamaican boa
     * Madagascar ground boa
     * Madagascar tree boa
     * Puerto Rican boa
     * Rainbow boa
     * Red-tailed boa
     * Rosy boa
     * Rubber boa
     * Sand boa
     * Tree boa
  * Boiga
  * Boomslang
  * Brown snake
     * Eastern brown snake
  * Bull snake
  * Bushmaster
  * Dwarf beaked snake
  * Rufous beaked snake
  
  ## C
  
  * Canebrake
  * Cantil
  * Cascabel
  * Cat-eyed snake
     * Banded cat-eyed snake
     * Green cat-eyed snake
  * Cat snake
     * Andaman cat snake
     * Beddome's cat snake
     * Dog-toothed cat snake
     * Forsten's cat snake
     * Gold-ringed cat snake
     * Gray cat snake
     * Many-spotted cat snake
     * Nicobar cat snake
     * Sri Lanka cat snake
     * Tawny cat snake
  * Chicken snake
  * Coachwhip snake
  * Cobra
     * Andaman cobra
     * Arabian cobra
     * Asian cobra
     * Banded water cobra
     * Black-necked cobra
     * Black-necked spitting cobra
     * Black tree cobra
     * Burrowing cobra
     * Cape cobra
     * Caspian cobra
     * Chinese cobra
     * Cobra de capello
     * Congo water cobra
     * Common cobra
     * Eastern water cobra
     * Egyptian cobra
     * Equatorial spitting cobra
     * False cobra
     * False water cobra
     * Forest cobra
     * Gold tree cobra
     * Indian cobra
     * Indochinese spitting cobra
     * Javan spitting cobra
     * King cobra
     * Mandalay cobra
     * Monocled cobra
     * Monoculate cobra
     * Mozambique spitting cobra
     * North Philippine cobra
     * Nubian spitting cobra
     * Philippine cobra
     * Red spitting cobra
     * Rinkhals cobra
     * Shield-nosed cobra
     * Sinai desert cobra
     * Southern Indonesian spitting cobra
     * Southern Philippine cobra
     * Southwestern black spitting cobra
     * Snouted cobra
     * Spectacled cobra
     * Spitting cobra
     * Storm water cobra
     * Thai cobra
     * Taiwan cobra
     * West African brown spitting cobra
     * White-lipped cobra
     * Yellow cobra
     * Zebra spitting cobra
  * Collett's snake
  * Congo snake
  * Copperhead
     * American copperhead
     * Australian copperhead
  * Coral snake
     * Arizona coral snake
     * Beddome's coral snake
     * Brazilian coral snake
     * Cape coral snake
     * Eastern coral snake
     * False coral snake
     * Harlequin coral snake
     * High Woods coral snake
     * Malayan long-glanded coral snake
     * Texas Coral Snake
     * Western coral snake
  * Corn snake
     * South eastern corn snake
  * Cottonmouth
  * Crowned snake
  * Cuban wood snake
  
  ## E
  
  * Eastern hognose snake
  * Egg-eater
     * Indian egg-eater
  * Eyelash viper
  * Eastern coral snake
  
  ## F
  
  * Fer-de-lance
  * Fierce snake
  * Fishing snake
  * Flying snake
     * Golden tree snake
     * Indian flying snake
     * Moluccan flying snake
     * Ornate flying snake
     * Paradise flying snake
     * Twin-Barred tree snake
     * Banded Flying Snake
  * Fox snake, three species of Pantherophis
  * Forest flame snake
  
  ## G
  
  * Garter snake
     * Checkered garter snake
     * Common garter snake
     * San Francisco garter snake
     * Texas garter snake
  * Glossy snake
  * Gopher snake
     * Cape gopher snake
  * Grass snake
  * Green snake
     * Rough green snake
     * Smooth green snake
  * Ground snake
     * Common ground snake
     * Three-lined ground snake
     * Western ground snake
  
  ## H
  
  * Habu
     * Himehabu
     * Okinawan habu
     * Sakishima habu
     * Tokara habu
  * Harlequin snake
     * Elaps harlequin snake
  * Herald snake
  * Hognose snake
     * Blonde hognose snake
     * Dusty hognose snake
     * Eastern hognose snake
     * Jan's hognose snake
     * Giant Malagasy hognose snake
     * Mexican hognose snake
     * Plains hognose snake
     * Ringed hognose snake
     * South American hognose snake
     * Southern hognose snake
     * Speckled hognose snake
     * Tri-color hognose snake
     * Western hognose snake
  * Hoop snake
  * Hundred pacer
  
  ## I
  
  * Ikaheka snake
  
  Indigo snake
  
  ## J
  
  * Jamaican Tree Snake
  * Jararacussu
  
  ## K
  
  * Keelback
     * Andrea's keelback
     * Asian keelback
     * Assam keelback
     * Black-striped keelback
     * Buff striped keelback
     * Burmese keelback
     * Checkered keelback
     * Common keelback
     * Hill keelback
     * Himalayan keelback
     * Khasi Hills keelback
     * Modest keelback
     * Nicobar Island keelback
     * Nilgiri keelback
     * Orange-collared keelback
     * Red-necked keelback
     * Sikkim keelback
     * Speckle-bellied keelback
     * Tiger keelback
     * Wall's keelback
     * White-lipped keelback
     * Wynaad keelback
     * Yunnan keelback
  * King brown
  * King cobra
  * King snake
     * California kingsnake
     * Desert kingsnake
     * Grey-banded kingsnake
     * North eastern king snake
     * Prairie kingsnake
     * Scarlet kingsnake
     * Speckled kingsnake
  * Krait
     * Banded krait
     * Blue krait
     * Black krait
     * Burmese krait
     * Ceylon krait
     * Indian krait
     * Lesser black krait
     * Malayan krait
     * Many-banded krait
     * Northeastern hill krait
     * Red-headed krait
     * Sind krait
     * South Andaman krait
     * Suzhen's krait
  
  ## L
  
  * Large shield snake
  * Lancehead
     * Common lancehead
  * Lora
     * Grey Lora
  * Lyre snake
     * Baja California lyresnake
     * Central American lyre snake
     * Texas lyre snake
     * Eastern lyre snake
  
  ## M
  
  * Machete savane
  * Mamba
     * Black mamba
     * Green mamba
        * Eastern green mamba
        * Western green mamba
  * Mamushi
  * Mangrove snake
  * Milk snake
  * Moccasin snake
  * Montpellier snake
  * Mud snake
     * Eastern mud snake
     * Western mud snake
  * Mussurana
  
  ## N
  
  * Night snake
     * Cat-eyed night snake
     * Texas night snake
     * Nichell snake
     * Narrowhead Garter Snake
  * Nose-horned viper
     * Rhinoceros viper
     * Vipera ammodytes
  
  ## P
  
  * Parrot snake
     * Mexican parrot snake
  * Patchnose snake
  * Perrotet's shieldtail snake
  * Pine snake
  * Pipe snake
     * Asian pipe snake
     * Dwarf pipe snake
     * Red-tailed pipe snake
  * Python
     * African rock python
     * Amethystine python
     * Angolan python
     * Australian scrub python
     * Ball python
     * Bismarck ringed python
     * Black headed python
     * Blood python
     * Boelen python
     * Borneo short-tailed python
     * Bredl's python
     * Brown water python
     * Burmese python
     * Calabar python
     * Western carpet python
        * Centralian carpet python
        * Coastal carpet python
        * Inland carpet python
        * Jungle carpet python
        * New Guinea carpet python
        * Northwestern carpet python
        * Southwestern carpet python
     * Children's python
     * Dauan Island water python
     * Desert woma python
     * Diamond python
     * Flinders python
     * Green tree python
     * Halmahera python
     * Indian python
     * Indonesian water python
     * Macklot's python
     * Moluccan python
     * Oenpelli python
     * Olive python
     * Papuan python
     * Pygmy python
     * Red blood python
     * Reticulated python
        * Kayaudi dwarf reticulated python
        * Selayer reticulated python
     * Rough-scaled python
     * Royal python
     * Savu python
     * Spotted python
     * Stimson's python
     * Sumatran short-tailed python
     * Tanimbar python
     * Timor python
     * Wetar Island python
     * White-lipped python
        * Brown white-lipped python
        * Northern white-lipped python
        * Southern white-lipped python
     * Woma python
        * Western woma python
  
  ## Q
  
  * Queen snake
  
  ## R
  
  * Racer
     * Bimini racer
     * Buttermilk racer
     * Eastern racer
     * Eastern yellowbelly sad racer
     * Mexican racer
     * Southern black racer
     * Tan racer
     * West Indian racer
  * Raddysnake
     * Southwestern blackhead snake
  * Rat snake
     * Baird's rat snake
     * Beauty rat snake
     * Great Plains rat snake
     * Green rat snake
     * Japanese forest rat snake
     * Japanese rat snake
     * King rat snake
     * Mandarin rat snake
     * Persian rat snake
     * Red-backed rat snake
     * Twin-spotted rat snake
     * Yellow-striped rat snake
     * Manchurian Black Water Snake
  * Rattlesnake
     * Arizona black rattlesnake
     * Aruba rattlesnake
     * Chihuahuan ridge-nosed rattlesnake
     * Coronado Island rattlesnake
     * Durango rock rattlesnake
     * Dusky pigmy rattlesnake
     * Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
     * Grand Canyon rattlesnake
     * Great Basin rattlesnake
     * Hopi rattlesnake
     * Lance-headed rattlesnake
     * Long-tailed rattlesnake
     * Massasauga rattlesnake
     * Mexican green rattlesnake
     * Mexican west coast rattlesnake
     * Midget faded rattlesnake
     * Mojave rattlesnake
     * Northern black-tailed rattlesnake
     * Oaxacan small-headed rattlesnake
     * Rattler
     * Red diamond rattlesnake
     * Southern Pacific rattlesnake
     * Southwestern speckled rattlesnake
     * Tancitaran dusky rattlesnake
     * Tiger rattlesnake
     * Timber rattlesnake
     * Tropical rattlesnake
     * Twin-spotted rattlesnake
     * Uracoan rattlesnake
     * Western diamondback rattlesnake
  * Ribbon snake
  * Rinkhals
  * River jack
  
  ## S
  
  * Sea snake
     * Annulated sea snake
     * Beaked sea snake
     * Dubois's sea snake
     * Hardwicke's sea snake
     * Hook Nosed Sea Snake
     * Olive sea snake
     * Pelagic sea snake
     * Stoke's sea snake
     * Yellow-banded sea snake
     * Yellow-bellied sea snake
     * Yellow-lipped sea snake
  * Shield-tailed snake
  * Sidewinder
     * Colorado desert sidewinder
     * Mojave desert sidewinder
     * Sonoran sidewinder
  * Small-eyed snake
  * Smooth snake
     * Brazilian smooth snake
     * European smooth snake
  * Stiletto snake
  * Striped snake
     * Japanese striped snake
  * Sunbeam snake
  
  ## T
  
  * Taipan
     * Central ranges taipan
     * Coastal taipan
     * Inland taipan
     * Paupan taipan
  * Tentacled snake
  * Tic polonga
  * Tiger snake
     * Chappell Island tiger snake
     * Common tiger snake
     * Down's tiger snake
     * Eastern tiger snake
     * King Island tiger snake
     * Krefft's tiger snake
     * Peninsula tiger snake
     * Tasmanian tiger snake
     * Western tiger snake
  * Tigre snake
  * Tree snake
     * Blanding's tree snake
     * Blunt-headed tree snake
     * Brown tree snake
     * Long-nosed tree snake
     * Many-banded tree snake
     * Northern tree snake
  * Trinket snake
     * Black-banded trinket snake
  * Twig snake
     * African twig snake
  * Twin Headed King Snake
  * Titanoboa
  
  ## U
  
  * Urutu
  
  ## V
  
  * Vine snake
     * Asian Vine Snake, Whip Snake
     * American Vine Snake
     * Mexican vine snake
  * Viper
     * Asp viper
     * Bamboo viper
     * Bluntnose viper
     * Brazilian mud Viper
     * Burrowing viper
     * Bush viper
        * Great Lakes bush viper
        * Hairy bush viper
        * Nitsche's bush viper
        * Rough-scaled bush viper
        * Spiny bush viper
     * Carpet viper
     * Crossed viper
     * Cyclades blunt-nosed viper
     * Eyelash viper
     * False horned viper
     * Fea's viper
     * Fifty pacer
     * Gaboon viper
     * Hognosed viper
     * Horned desert viper
     * Horned viper
     * Jumping viper
     * Kaznakov's viper
     * Leaf-nosed viper
     * Leaf viper
     * Levant viper
     * Long-nosed viper
     * McMahon's viper
     * Mole viper
     * Nose-horned viper
        * Rhinoceros viper
        * Vipera ammodytes
     * Palestine viper
     * Pallas' viper
     * Palm viper
        * Amazonian palm viper
        * Black-speckled palm-pitviper
        * Eyelash palm-pitviper
        * Green palm viper
        * Mexican palm-pitviper
        * Guatemalan palm viper
        * Honduran palm viper
        * Siamese palm viper
        * Side-striped palm-pitviper
        * Yellow-lined palm viper
     * Pit viper
        * Banded pitviper
        * Bamboo pitviper
        * Barbour's pit viper
        * Black-tailed horned pit viper
        * Bornean pitviper
        * Brongersma's pitviper
        * Brown spotted pitviper
        * Cantor's pitviper
        * Elegant pitviper
        * Eyelash pit viper
        * Fan-Si-Pan horned pitviper
        * Flat-nosed pitviper
        * Godman's pit viper
        * Green tree pit viper
        * Habu pit viper
        * Hagen's pitviper
        * Horseshoe pitviper
        * Jerdon's pitviper
        * Kanburian pit viper
        * Kaulback's lance-headed pitviper
        * Kham Plateau pitviper
        * Large-eyed pitviper
        * Malabar rock pitviper
        * Malayan pit viper
        * Mangrove pit viper
        * Mangshan pitviper
        * Motuo bamboo pitviper
        * Nicobar bamboo pitviper
        * Philippine pitviper
        * Pointed-scaled pit viper
        * Red-tailed bamboo pitviper
        * Schultze's pitviper
        * Stejneger's bamboo pitviper
        * Sri Lankan pit viper
        * Temple pit viper
        * Tibetan bamboo pitviper
        * Tiger pit viper
        * Undulated pit viper
        * Wagler's pit viper
        * Wirot's pit viper
     * Portuguese viper
     * Rhinoceros viper
     * River jack
     * Russell's viper
     * Sand viper
     * Saw-scaled viper
     * Schlegel's viper
     * Sedge viper
     * Sharp-nosed viper
     * Snorkel viper
     * Temple viper
     * Tree viper
        * Chinese tree viper
        * Guatemalan tree viper
        * Hutton's tree viper
        * Indian tree viper
        * Large-scaled tree viper
        * Malcolm's tree viper
        * Nitsche's tree viper
        * Pope's tree viper
        * Rough-scaled tree viper
        * Rungwe tree viper
        * Sumatran tree viper
        * White-lipped tree viper
     * Ursini's viper
     * Western hog-nosed viper
  
  ## W
  
  * Wart snake
  * Water moccasin
  * Water snake
     * Bocourt's water snake
     * Northern water snake
  * Whip snake
     * Long-nosed whip snake
  * Wolf snake
     * African wolf snake
     * Barred wolf snake
  * Worm snake
     * Common worm snake
     * Longnosed worm snake
  * Wutu
  
  ## Y
  
  * Yarara
  
  ## Z
  
  * Zebra snake
  