The Boomslang ( Dispholidus typus ) is a venomous snake inhabiting the humid regions of Southern Africa. Although it b…

The Spotted Bush Snake ( Philothamnus semivariegatus ) is a non-venomous snake from Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy: it b…

The Southern African python (or Python natalensis ) is Africa's second largest snake, which is slightly smaller th…

The Anchieta's dwarf python is a rare, non-venomous species of snake, which belongs to the large family Pythonidae…

The Bothrops alternatus , known as yarará in Argentina, is a life-threatening venomous snake of the warm and humid regi…

The Cape cobra ( Naja nivea ) is a dangerous venomous snake one can encounter in South Africa and Namibia. Since it be…

The Peringuey’s adder ( Bitis peringueyi ) is a venomous snake, which is endemic to the Namib desert, along the coast …

The most venomous snakes are found world-wide and they belong to two different families of serpents; the Elapidae (ela…

The yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) is an aquatic serpent (legless squamate reptile) found in Southeast As…

The shield-nosed cobra is a venomous snake which belongs to the Elapidae family. Its natural habitat is the southern p…

The taxonomy of snakes can be seen in the diagram below the page. As you can observe, all snakes belong to the kingdom…

Four large families of snakes can clearly be distinguished, although they are harder to arrange and classify than othe…

The Viperidae family , commonly known as vipers , constitute a large family of venomous snakes, which are found in all…

The African coral snake ( Aspidelaps lubricus ) is a venomous elapid snake whose habitat is located in the southwester…

The rinkhals snake is a sub-species of cobra whose natural habitat is the southern tip of the African continent. It is…

The many-horned adder ( Bitis cornuta ) is a medium-size venomous viper. Its natural habitat area is the coastal regio…

The puff adder ( Bitis arietans ) is a large venomous viper whose natural habitat is the low lands of the southern por…

The Berg adder ( Bitis atropos ) is a small venomous snake, with triangular head. It is found in isolated areas in the…

The plain mountain adder ( Bitis inornata ) is a small-size venomous viper which inhabits the grassland and hills of t…

The Gaboon adder ( Bitis gabonica ) is a venomous viper snake whose natural habitat is the forests of eastern Zimbabwe…