Status: Species: Common Name: Last Update:

Online Ahaetulla nasuta Long-Nosed Vine Snake -----
Online Cemophora coccinea Scarlet Snake -----
Online Chrysopelea ornata Flying Snake -----
Online Coluber constrictor Racer -----
Online Coluber hippocrepis Horseshoe Snake -----
Online Contia tenuis Sharp-Tailed Snake 19 Oct 2025
Online Dasypeltis scabra Egg-Eating Snake -----
Online Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake 18 Oct 2025
Online Dispholidus typus Boomslang -----
Online Drymarchon corais Indigo Snake -----
Online Elaphe guttata Corn Snake -----
Online Elaphe longissima Aesculapian Snake -----
Online Elaphe mandarina Mandarin Rat Snake -----
Online Elaphe obsoleta Rat Snake -----
Online Gonyosoma oxycephalum Red-Tailed Rat Snake -----
Online Heterodon nasicus Western Hognose Snake -----
Online Heterodon platyrhinos Eastern Hognose Snake -----
Online Lampropeltis calligaster Prairie Kingsnake -----
Online Lampropeltis getulus Common Kingsnake -----
Online Lampropeltis triangulum Milk Snake -----
Online Leptodeira septentrionalis Cat-Eyed Snake -----
Online Masticophis bilineatus Sonoran Whipsnake -----
Online Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip -----
Online Masticophis taeniatus Striped Whipsnake -----
Online Natrix natrix Grass Snake -----
Online Nerodia fasciata Southern Water Snake -----
Online Nerodia sipedon Common Water Snake -----
Online Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake -----
Online Opheodrys vernalis Smooth Green Snake -----
Online Pituophis melanoleucus Bullsnake -----
Online Rhinocheilus lecontei Long-Nosed Snake -----
Online Storeria dekayi Brown Snake -----
Online Storeria occipitomaculata Red-Bellied Snake -----
Online Tantilla coronata Southeastern Crowned Snake -----
Online Tantilla gracilis Flat-Headed Snake -----
Online Tantilla hobartsmithi Smith's Black-headed Snake 19 Oct 2025
Online Tantilla nigriceps Plains Black-Headed Snake -----
Online Tantilla planiceps Western Black-headed Snake 19 Oct 2025
Online Thamnophis elegans Western Terrestrial Garter Snake -----
Online Thamnophis proximus Western Ribbon Snake -----
Online Thamnophis radix Plains Garter Snake -----
Online Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Ribbon Snake -----
Online Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake -----
The Family Colubridae is the largest family of snakes, encompassing over 1,800 species found worldwide except in Antarctica. Colubrids are highly diverse in size, habitat, and behavior, ranging from small, harmless snakes to larger, more active hunters. Most are non-venomous, though some possess mild venom used to subdue prey, and they typically feed on insects, amphibians, small mammals, or birds. They exhibit adaptations for climbing, swimming, or burrowing, depending on the species, and reproduce mostly through oviparity (egg-laying). Colubrids play important ecological roles as both predators and prey, helping control populations of rodents and other small animals.

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