#suborder_Serpentes__Serpentes__Ophidia__suborder_Ophidia snakes
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: order_Squamata
member: ophidian__snake__serpent limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
member: family_Colubridae__Colubridae nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
member: colubrid_snake__colubrid mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
member: genus_Carphophis__Carphophis thunder snake
member: thunder_snake__thundersnake__worm_snake__Carphophis_amoenus small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States
member: genus_Diadophis__Diadophis a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes
member: ringneck_snake__ring-necked_snake__ring_snake any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
member: genus_Heterodon__Heterodon a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes
member: hognose_snake__hognosesnake__puff_adder__sand_viper harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
member: genus_Phyllorhynchus__Phyllorhynchus leaf-nosed snakes
member: leaf-nosed_snake any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America
member: genus_Opheodrys__Opheodrys North American green snakes
member: grass_snake__grasssnake__green_snake__greensnake either of two N. American chiefly insectivorous green snakes
member: genus_Chlorophis__Chlorophis African green snakes
member: green_snake__greensnake any of numerous African green snakes
member: genus_Coluber__Coluber racers
member: racer slender fast-moving North American snakes
member: horseshoe_whipsnake__Coluber_hippocrepis slender fast-moving Eurasian snake
member: genus_Masticophis__Masticophis whipsnakes
member: whipsnake__whip_snake any of several fast-moving North American snakes with long whiplike tails
member: genus_Elaphe__Elaphe North American rat snakes
member: corn_snake__red_rat_snake__redratsnake__Elaphe_guttata large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms
member: black_rat_snake__blackratsnake__blacksnake__pilot_blacksnake__pilotblacksnake__mountain_blacksnake__Elaphe_obsoleta large harmless shiny black North American snake
member: chicken_snake__chickensnake large North American snake
member: genus_Ptyas__Ptyas Asian rat snakes
member: Indian_rat_snake__Ptyas_mucosus enter buildings in pursuit of prey
member: genus_Arizona__Arizona glossy snake
member: glossy_snake__Arizona_elegans nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales
member: genus_Pituophis__Pituophis bull snakes
member: bull_snake any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes
member: genus_Lampropeltis__Lampropeltis king snakes and milk snakes
member: king_snake any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
member: genus_Thamnophis__Thamnophis garter snakes
member: garter_snake__grass_snake__grasssnake any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North and Central American snakes
member: genus_Tropidoclonion__Tropidoclonion lined snakes
member: lined_snake__Tropidoclonion_lineatum secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United States
member: genus_Sonora__Sonora ground snakes
member: ground_snake__Sonora_semiannulata small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America
member: genus_Potamophis__Potamophis ground snakes
member: eastern_ground_snake__Potamophis_striatula__Haldea_striatula in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America
member: genus_Haldea__Haldea ground snakes
member: genus_Natrix__Natrix water snakes; a cosmopolitan genus
member: common_water_snake__banded_water_snake__Natrix_sipedon__Nerodia_sipedon in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water
member: water_moccasin__watermoccasin any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters
member: genus_Nerodia__Nerodia North American water snakes
member: genus_Storeria__Storeria a genus of Colubridae
member: red-bellied_snake__redbelliedsnake__Storeria_occipitamaculata harmless woodland snake of southeastern United States
member: genus_Chilomeniscus__Chilomeniscus sand snakes
member: sand_snake small North American burrowing snake
member: genus_Tantilla__Tantilla black-headed snakes
member: black-headed_snake small secretive ground-dwelling snake; found from central United States to Argentina
member: genus_Oxybelis__Oxybelis vine snakes
member: vine_snake slender arboreal snake found from southern Arizona to Bolivia
member: genus_Trimorphodon__Trimorphodon lyre snakes
member: lyre_snake mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America
member: genus_Hypsiglena__Hypsiglena night snakes
member: night_snake__Hypsiglena_torquata nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico
member: genus_Drymarchon__Drymarchon a genus of Colubridae
member: family_Typhlopidae__Typhlopidae blind snakes
member: family_Leptotyphlopidae__Leptotyphlopidae blind snakes
member: blind_snake__blindsnake__worm_snake wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes
member: genus_Leptotyphlops__Leptotyphlops blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas
member: western_blind_snake__westernblindsnake__Leptotyphlops_humilis burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States
member: family_Boidae__Boidae boas and pythons
member: boa any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
member: genus_Charina__Charina boas of western North America
member: rubber_boa__tow-headed_snake__Charina_bottae boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape
member: genus_Lichanura__Lichanura boas of western North America
member: rosy_boa__Lichanura_trivirgata boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States
member: genus_Eunectes__Eunectes anacondas
member: anaconda__Eunectes_murinus large arboreal boa of tropical South America
member: subfamily_Pythoninae__Pythoninae Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae
member: python large Old World boas
member: genus_Python Old World boas
member: reticulated_python__reticulatedpython__Python_reticulatus of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world
member: Indian_python__Python_molurus very large python of southeast Asia
member: rock_python__rock_snake__Python_sebae very large python of tropical and southern Africa
member: family_Elapidae__Elapidae cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
member: elapid_snake__elapid any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
member: genus_Micrurus__Micrurus coral snakes
member: eastern_coral_snake__easterncoralsnake__Micrurus_fulvius ranges from Central America to southeastern United States
member: genus_Micruroides__Micruroides coral snakes
member: western_coral_snake__westerncoralsnake__Micruroides_euryxanthus ranges from Central America to southwestern United States
member: genus_Calliophis__Calliophis__Callophis__genus_Callophis Asian coral snakes
member: Asian_coral_snake of India
member: genus_Aspidelaps__Aspidelaps African coral snakes
member: African_coral_snake__Aspidelaps_lubricus small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange
member: genus_Rhynchoelaps__Rhynchoelaps Australian coral snakes
member: Australian_coral_snake__Rhynchoelaps_australis small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red
member: genus_Denisonia__Denisonia copperheads
member: Denisonia_superba__copperhead venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia
member: genus_Naja__Naja cobras
member: Indian_cobra__Naja_naja of tropical Africa and Asia
member: asp__Egyptian_cobra__Naja_haje cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
member: black-necked_cobra__spitting_cobra__Naja_nigricollis aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
member: genus_Ophiophagus__Ophiophagus king cobra
member: king_cobra__hamadryad__Ophiophagus_hannan__Naja_hannah large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
member: genus_Hemachatus__Hemachatus ringhals
member: genus_Dendroaspis__Dendroaspis__Dendraspis__genus_Dendraspis mambas
member: mamba arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal
member: genus_Acanthophis__Acanthophis Australian elapid snakes
member: death_adder__Acanthophis_antarcticus venomous Australian snake resembling an adder
member: genus_Notechis__Notechis tiger snakes
member: tiger_snake__Notechis_scutatus highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania
member: genus_Pseudechis__Pseudechis venomous Australian blacksnakes
member: Australian_blacksnake__Pseudechis_porphyriacus large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly
member: genus_Bungarus__Bungarus kraits
member: krait brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula
member: genus_Oxyuranus__Oxyuranus taipans
member: taipan__Oxyuranus_scutellatus large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
member: family_Hydrophidae__Hydrophidae sea snakes
member: sea_snake__seasnake any of numerous venomous aquatic viviparous snakes having a fin-like tail; of warm littoral seas; feed on fish which they immobilize with quick-acting venom
member: family_Viperidae__Viperidae Old World vipers
member: viper venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw
member: genus_Vipera__Vipera type genus of the Viperidae
member: common_viper__adder__Vipera_berus small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia
member: asp_viper__aspviper__asp__Vipera_aspis of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
member: genus_Bitis__Bitis a genus of Viperidae
member: puff_adder__Bitis_arietans large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed
member: gaboon_viper__Bitis_gabonica large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper
member: genus_Cerastes__Aspis__genus_Aspis horned vipers
member: horned_viper__cerastes__sand_viper__horned_asp__Cerastes_cornutus highly venomous viper of North Africa and southwest Asia having a horny spine above each eye
member: family_Crotalidae__Crotalidae New World vipers: pit vipers
member: pit_viper__pitviper New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head
member: genus_Agkistrodon__Agkistrodon__Ancistrodon__genus_Ancistrodon copperheads
member: copperhead__Agkistrodon_contortrix common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
member: cottonmouth__water_moccasin__watermoccasin__cottonmouth_moccasin__cottonmouthmoccasin__agkistrodonpiscivoru venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States
member: rattlesnake pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
member: genus_Crotalus__Crotalus large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey
member: timber_rattlesnake__banded_rattlesnake__Crotalus_horridus_horridus widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States
member: prairie_rattlesnake__prairie_rattler__Western_rattlesnake__Crotalus_viridis widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies
member: horned_rattlesnake__sidewinder__Crotalus_cerastes small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an S-shaped curve
member: Western_diamondback_rattlesnake__Western_diamondback__Crotalus_atrox largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: rock_rattlesnake__Crotalus_lepidus mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest
member: tiger_rattlesnake__tigerrattlesnake__Crotalus_tigris having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
member: Mojave_rattlesnake__Crotalus_scutulatus extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to w. Texas and into Mexico
member: speckled_rattlesnake__Crotalus_mitchellii markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of sw Arizona and Baja California
member: genus_Sistrurus__Sistrurus pygmy rattlesnakes
member: massasauga_rattler__massasauga__Sistrurus_catenatus pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
member: genus_Bothrops__Bothrops fer-de-lance
member: fer-de-lance__Bothrops_atrops large extremely venomous pit viper of Central and South America
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