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Vipera berus
Vipera berus,Northern Viper,Dragon viper, Arctic viper
The Vipera berus is the most widely distributed land snake.The Vipera berus is a solitary animal. It rarely stays with other indiv···
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Protobothrops mangshanensis
Protobothrops mangshanensis,White-tailed snake, rare snake, small green dragon, Mangshan iron-headed snake
The Latin name of the Mangshan pit viper Protobothrops mangshanensis is a giant venomous snake species unique to China, commonly k···
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Protobothrops cornutus
Protobothrops cornutus,Horned iron, horned pit viper
The Latin name of the horned pit viper Protobothrops cornutus is very rare and its whereabouts in the wild are secretive.The horne···
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Gloydius shedaoensis
Gloydius shedaoensis，Agkistrodon acutus, Agkistrodon acutus, Agkistrodon acutus, Agkistrodon acutus
The scientific name of the snake island pit viper is Gloydius shedaoensis. It is one of the famous venomous snakes in China. Its d···
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Daboia russelii siamensis
Daboia russelii siamensis，Leopard, leopard, coin spot, ancient coin window, round-spotted viper
Daboia russelii siamensis is a venomous viper belonging to the genus Viper in the subfamily Viperidae of the suborder Viperidae. T···
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Praescutata viperina
Praescutata viperina，Black-tailed sea snake, Sea viper
The Latin name of the sea viper is Praescutata viperina, which is a species of the genus Praescutata in the family Elaphedae.Sea v···
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Hydrophis jerdonii
Hydrophis jerdonii
The sea snake is a species of the genus Sea Snake in the family Elaphedae. It is highly venomous and poses a great threat to fishe···
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Hydrophis platurus
Pelamis platurus，Hydrophis platurus
Long-nosed sea snakes live in the ocean and can stay away from the coast. They are the most widely distributed species of sea snak···
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Microcephalophis gracilis
Graceful sea snake，Microcephalophis gracilis，Small-headed sea snake
Microcephalophis gracilis, Latin name of the small-headed sea snake, is a reptile of the genus Microcephalophis in the family Elap···
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Lapemis eurtus
Lapemis eurtus,Spiny sea snake, flat-chinned sea snake
The Latin name of the flat-chinned sea snake is Lapemis eurtus, a species of the genus Lapemis eurtus in the family Elapidae, a fr···
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The Dwarf Sea Snake
Hydrophiidea,The Dwarf Sea Snake,Gray sea snake
The Dwarf Sea Snake is a reptile of the genus Cobra in the family Elapidae.The Dwarf Sea Snake will not actively attack humans, an···
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Hydrophis stokesii
Hydrophis stokesii
The sea snake is one of the heaviest and most robust sea snakes, and has the longest fangs among sea snakes. Its fangs are sharp e···
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Acalyptophis peronii
Acalyptophis peronii，Horned sea snake, Spiny sea snake
Acalyptophis peronii is a venomous sea snake.Spiny-canthus sea snakes often move in caves and crevices in the sea. Night is the mo···
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Hydrophis ornatus
Hydrophis ornatus，Black-spotted sea snake, pale grey sea snake
The Latin name of the pale gray sea snake Hydrophis ornatus is a reptile of the genus Hydrophis in the family Elapidae.The pale gr···
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Hydrophis melanocephalus
Hydrophis melanocephalus，Black-headed sea snake
The black-headed sea snake is mainly Hydrophis melanocephalus, an animal of the genus Hydrophis in the family Elapidae.The black-h···
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Hydrophis fasciatus
Hydrophis fasciatus,Sea Snake,Ringed sea snake
The Latin name of the ringed sea snake is Hydrophis fasciatus, which is a highly venomous snake.The ringed sea snake lives in the ···
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Hydrophis cyanocinctus
Hydrophis cyanocinctus,Sea snake, sea snake
The Latin name of the blue-ringed sea snake is Hydrophis cyanocinctus, a highly venomous snake of the front groove class.The blue-···
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Emydocephalus ijimae
Emydocephalus ijimae,Egg sea snake, Turtle head sea snake
The Latin name of the turtle-headed sea snake is Emydocephalus ijimae, which is a reptile of the genus Emydocephalus in the family···
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Laticauda semifasciata
Laticauda semifasciata,Semi-ringed flat-tailed sea snake
The Latin name of the semi-ringed flat-tailed sea snake is Laticauda semifasciata. It is a reptile of the genus Laticauda in the f···
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Laticauda colubrina
Laticauda colubrina,Gray sea snake, fire snake, gray-blue flat-tailed sea snake
The gray-blue flat-tailed sea snake, whose Latin name is Laticauda colubrina, belongs to the genus Laticauda of the family Elapida···
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Acrochordus granulatus
Acrochordus granulatus,Wart-scaled snake
Little wart snake (pinyin: luǒ lín shé), English name: Little wart snake, is a snake species that lives entirely in water.The m···
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Ptyas carinatus
Ptyas carinatus,Green black snake, dragon bone rat snake, black web black snake
The black-netted snake is called Ptyas carinatus in foreign language. It is the largest type of snake.The black-netted snake is ti···
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Thermophis baileyi
Thermophis baileyi,Hot Spring Snake
The hot spring snake, whose Latin name is Thermophis baileyi, is the only snake species with the highest vertical distribution (4,···
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Rhynchophis boulengeri
Rhynchophis boulengeri,Gonyosoma boulengeri,Rhinoceros rat snake, Cone-nosed snake,
The sharp-beaked snake, whose Latin name is Rhynchophis boulengeri, is a small snake of the family Colubridae.The sharp-beaked sna···
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