Animalia All you want to know about animals

Family

Colubridae

500 species

The list of species of Colubridae family

Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids, from Latin: coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica.

show less

Source

The list of species of Colubridae family

show less

Source

HABITAT TAXONOMY PROPERTIES

Filters

Use Filters

Sort By:

Popularity

A to Z

Group By:

None

Family

Population Status

Corn Snake

Pantherophis guttatus

The Corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) is a North American species of rat snake. Their docile nature, reluctance to bite, moderate adult size, attractive pattern, and comparatively simple care make them commonly kept pet snakes. Though superficially...

Common garter snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ) is a species of natricine snake, which is indigenous to North America and found widely across the continent. Most common garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a black, brown or green...

Milk Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum

The Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) is a species of kingsnake. The subspecies have strikingly different appearances, and many of them have their own common names. The Milk snake is not venomous to humans.

Ring-Necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

The Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) is a harmless snake found in North America. It is very secretive and is rarely seen during the daytime. It is slightly venomous, but its nonaggressive nature and small, rear-facing fangs pose little threat...

Grass Snake

Natrix natrix

The Grass snake (Natrix natrix) is a Eurasian non-venomous colubrid snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

The boomslang (Dispholidus typus) is a large, highly venomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is native to Africa and its common name means "tree snake" in Afrikaans.

Western Rat Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus

The Western rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) is a non-venomous species of Colubridae found in central North America. Along with other snakes of the eastern United States, like the Eastern indigo snake or the Eastern racer, it is called 'black...

Plains Garter Snake

Thamnophis radix

The Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) is a slender, medium-sized snake native to the United States and Canada. This species is mildly venomous, although its venom is not toxic to humans.

California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis californiae

The California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) is a nonvenomous snake endemic to the western United States and northern Mexico. Due to ease of care and a wide range of color variations, it is one of the most popular snakes in captivity. The...

Southern Black Racer

Coluber constrictor priapus

The Southern black racer (Coluber constrictor priapus) is one of the more common subspecies of the non-venomous Eastern racer. These snakes are quite active during the day and eat almost any animal they can overpower. They are quite fast, giving...

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

The Eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platyrhinos) is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake found only in North America. Its teeth inject a mild amphibian-specific venom into prey and also are used to "pop" inflated toads like a balloon to...

Eastern Indigo Snake

Drymarchon couperi

The Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) is a large, non-venomous snake native to the United States. It is the longest native snake species in the U.S.

Eastern Racer

Coluber constrictor

TheEastern racer (Coluber constrictor) is a species of nonvenomous snake native to North America and Central America. "Runner" is sometimes used instead of "racer" in their common names.

Brown Snake

Storeria dekayi

The Brown snake (Storeria dekayi) is a small non-venomous species of snake native to North and Central America.

Smooth Green Snake

Opheodrys vernalis

The Smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is small to medium in size and gets its common name from its smooth dorsal scales. A non-aggressive snake, it seldom bites and usually...

Oriental Ratsnake

Ptyas mucosa

The Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosa) is a common non-venomous species of colubrid snake found in South and Southeast Asia. It is the second largest snake in Sri Lanka, after the Indian rock python. Rat snakes are diurnal, semi-arboreal and...

Long-Nosed Whip Snake

Ahaetulla nasuta

The Long-nosed whip snake (Ahaetulla nasuta) is a mildly venomous, slender green tree snake native to Sri Lanka. It is a diurnal predator that uses its binocular vision to hunt prey.

Eastern Rat Snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

The Eastern rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) is a nonvenomous colubrid species native to North America. These snakes live in a variety of habitats and have few known predators other than humans.

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

The Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to North America. This snake is often mistaken for the Prairie rattlesnake but can be easily distinguished from a rattlesnake by the lack of black and white...

Eastern milk snake

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum, commonly known as the eastern milk snake or eastern milksnake, is a subspecies of the milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum ). The nonvenomous, colubrid snake is indigenous to eastern and central North America.

Gray Ratsnake

Pantherophis spiloides

The Gray ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides) is a species of nonvenomous snake. It is one of about ten species within the American ratsnake genus Pantherophis.

Texas rat snake

Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri

The Texas rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri ) is a subspecies of rat snake, a nonvenomous colubrid found in the United States, primarily within the state of Texas, but its range extends into Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. It...

Brown Tree Snake

Boiga irregularis

The Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) is an arboreal rear-fanged colubrid snake native to Oceania. This snake is infamous for being an invasive species responsible for extirpating the majority of the native bird population in Guam. It is also one...

Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis saurita

The Ribbon snake (Thamnophis saurita) is a common species of garter snake native to Eastern North America. It is a non-venomous species of snake. It prefers to live in wet habitats and hibernates during the winter months.

Eastern Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula

The Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) is a harmless colubrid snake native to the United States and Mexico. It has nine recognized subspecies and has long been a favorite among collectors.

Mexican black kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula nigrita

The Mexican black kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita ) is part of the larger colubrid family of snakes, and a subspecies of the common kingsnake, which is debated by herpetologists to contain as many as 10 unique varieties. This species occupy...

Thamnophis sauritus sauritus

Thamnophis sauritus sauritus, the eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake, is one of four subspecies of the ribbon snake found in the southeastern United States.Some similar species are the western ribbon snake, common garter snake, plains...

Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum

The coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found only in the United States and Mexico. The primary myth concerning coachwhips, that they chase people, likely arises from the snake and the person both being frightened, and...

Pacific gopher snake

Pituophis catenifer catenifer

The Pacific gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer ) is a subspecies of large non-venomous colubrid snake native to the western coast of North America.

Diamondback Water Snake

Nerodia rhombifer

The Diamondback water snake (Nerodia rhombifer) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid native to North America. It was first described as Tropidonotus rhombifer by Edward Hallowell in 1852.

Eastern Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

The Eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) is a medium-sized non-venomous snake that is native to North America. Its scientific name 'Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis' is a combination of Ancient Greek and New Latin that means "bush snake...

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

The Scarlet kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) is a nonvenomous species of kingsnake found in the United States. Until recently, and for much of the 20th century, Scarlet kingsnakes were considered a subspecies of the Milk snake; however, Pyron and...

Western Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus

The Western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is a rear-fanged nonvenomous snake native to North America. These snakes get their common name, "hognose", from the modified rostral (nose) scale that is formed in an upturned manner, providing a very...

Plain-Bellied Water Snake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Nerodia erythrogaster, commonly known as the plain-bellied water snake or plainbelly water snake, is a familiar species of mostly aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snake endemic to the United States.

Eastern Pine Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus

The Eastern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) is a nonvenomous snake found only in the southeastern United States. It gets its Latin name from "melano" meaning black and "leucos" which means white. This is in reference to its black and white body.

Aesculapian Snake

Zamenis longissimus

The Aesculapian snake (now Zamenis longissimus, previously Elaphe longissima ), is a species of nonvenomous snake native to Europe, a member of the Colubrinae subfamily of the family Colubridae. Growing up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length, it is among...

Mangrove Snake

Boiga dendrophila

The Mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila) is a species of rear-fanged mildly venomous snake that can be found only in southeast Asia. It is one of the biggest cat snake species. According to the study done by Jiří Smíd regarding Old World cat snakes,...

Rough Green Snake

Opheodrys aestivus

The Rough green snake (Opheodrys aestivus) is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is sometimes called grass snake or green grass snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the Smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis). The Rough green...

Mud Snake

Farancia abacura

The Mud snake (Farancia abacura) is a nonvenomous, semiaquatic snake native to the southeastern United States. This snake spends most of its time in the water but hibernates in cavities in soil or old tree stumps.

Green Vine Snake

Oxybelis fulgidus

The Green vine snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) is a mildly venomous arboreal colubrid snake native to Central America and northern South America. In South America this species is locally known as bejuca lora, bejuquilla verde, cobra-cipó, and cobra-bicuda.

Queen Snake

Regina septemvittata

The Queen snake (Regina septemvittata) is a nonvenomous semiaquatic snake, native to North America. They are active during the day and are often found among rocks or near streams and often come out of the water to warm in the sun.

Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis calligaster

The Prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) is a nonvenomous species of kingsnake native to North America. Kingsnakes are often preyed upon large birds of prey, however, a considerable threat also comes from other kingsnakes. All species of...

1 - 42 out of 500 LOAD MORE