Snakes of India

Every snakes in the Wildlife of India guide: 327 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Vipers

• Craspedocephalus malabaricus Craspedocephalus malabaricus
• Russell's Viper Daboia russelii
• Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus
• Craspedocephalus gramineus Craspedocephalus gramineus
• Hump-nosed Viper Hypnale hypnale
• Craspedocephalus macrolepis Craspedocephalus macrolepis
• Trimeresurus erythrurus Trimeresurus erythrurus
• Craspedocephalus anamallensis Craspedocephalus anamallensis
• Ovophis monticola Ovophis monticola
• Trimeresurus andersonii Trimeresurus andersonii
• Trimeresurus septentrionalis Trimeresurus septentrionalis
• Craspedocephalus travancoricus Craspedocephalus travancoricus
• Trimeresurus popeiorum Trimeresurus popeiorum
• Trimeresurus salazar Trimeresurus salazar
• Trimeresurus cantori Trimeresurus cantori
• Craspedocephalus strigatus Craspedocephalus strigatus
• Trimeresurus labialis Trimeresurus labialis
• Protobothrops jerdonii Protobothrops jerdonii
• Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
• Craspedocephalus peltopelor Craspedocephalus peltopelor
• Trimeresurus medoensis Trimeresurus medoensis
• Gloydius chambensis Gloydius chambensis
• Macrovipera lebetinus Macrovipera lebetinus
• Ovophis zayuensis Ovophis zayuensis
• Protobothrops kaulbacki Protobothrops kaulbacki
• Trimeresurus mayaae Trimeresurus mayaae
• Trimeresurus yunnanensis Trimeresurus yunnanensis
• Tropidolaemus huttoni Tropidolaemus huttoni
• Craspedocephalus occidentalis Craspedocephalus occidentalis
• Trimeresurus davidi Trimeresurus davidi
• Trimeresurus mutabilis Trimeresurus mutabilis
• Protobothrops himalayanus Protobothrops himalayanus
• Trimeresurus arunachalensis Trimeresurus arunachalensis
• Trimeresurus uetzi Trimeresurus uetzi

Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes

• Indian Cobra Naja naja
• Common Krait Bungarus caeruleus
• Northern King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah
• Calliophis nigrescens Calliophis nigrescens
• Monocled Cobra Naja kaouthia
• Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Hydrophis platurus
• Banded Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus
• Blue-grey Sea Snake Hydrophis caerulescens
• Greater Black Krait Bungarus niger
• Sinomicrurus macclellandi Sinomicrurus macclellandi
• Slender Coralsnake Calliophis melanurus
• Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina
• Calliophis bibroni Calliophis bibroni
• Bungarus andamanensis Bungarus andamanensis
• Yellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis
• Lesser Black Krait Bungarus lividus
• Microcephalophis cantoris Microcephalophis cantoris
• Bungarus bungaroides Bungarus bungaroides
• Viperine Sea Snake Hydrophis viperinus
• Bungarus sindanus Bungarus sindanus
• Jerdon's Sea Snake Hydrophis jerdonii
• Calliophis castoe Calliophis castoe
• Hydrophis obscurus Hydrophis obscurus
• Large-scaled Sea Krait Laticauda laticaudata
• Hydrophis mamillaris Hydrophis mamillaris
• Andaman Cobra Naja sagittifera
• Beddome's Coral Snake Calliophis beddomei
• Hydrophis nigrocinctus Hydrophis nigrocinctus
• Caspian Cobra Naja oxiana
• Hydrophis stricticollis Hydrophis stricticollis
• Bungarus suzhenae Bungarus suzhenae
• Stokes's Sea Snake Hydrophis stokesii
• Bungarus walli Bungarus walli
• Annulated Sea Snake Hydrophis cyanocinctus
• Ornate Sea Snake Hydrophis ornatus
• Slender Sea Snake Microcephalophis gracilis
• Western Ghats King Cobra Ophiophagus kaalinga
• Sinomicrurus gorei Sinomicrurus gorei

Keelbacks & Water Snakes

• Asian Bockadam Cerberus rynchops
• Cat-eyed Fishing Snake Gerarda prevostiana
• Dieurostus dussumieri Dieurostus dussumieri
• Siebold's Water Snake Ferania sieboldii
• Homalopsis hardwickii Homalopsis hardwickii
• Hypsiscopus plumbeus Hypsiscopus plumbeus

Colubrid Snakes

• Checkered Keelback Fowlea piscator
• Indian Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus
• Trinket Snake Coelognathus helena
• Common Bronzeback Tree Snake Dendrelaphis tristis
• Streaked Kukri Snake Oligodon taeniolatus
• Ahaetulla borealis Ahaetulla borealis
• Lycodon travancoricus Lycodon travancoricus
• Green Keelback Rhabdophis plumbicolor
• Common Cat Snake Boiga trigonata
• Banded Kukri Snake Oligodon arnensis
• Russell's Wolf Snake Lycodon fasciolatus
• Ahaetulla farnsworthi Ahaetulla farnsworthi
• Split Keelback Atretium schistosum
• Barred Wolf Snake Lycodon striatus
• Golden Tree Snake Chrysopelea ornata
• Forsten's Cat Snake Boiga forsteni
• Boiga nuchalis Boiga nuchalis
• Dendrelaphis chairecacos Dendrelaphis chairecacos
• Ahaetulla malabarica Ahaetulla malabarica
• Oligodon tillacki Oligodon tillacki
• Boiga beddomei Boiga beddomei
• Black-headed Snake Sibynophis subpunctatus
• Boiga thackerayi Boiga thackerayi
• Amphiesma monticola Amphiesma monticola
• Sibynophis collaris Sibynophis collaris
• Dendrelaphis girii Dendrelaphis girii
• Dendrelaphis proarchos Dendrelaphis proarchos
• Pseudoxenodon macrops Pseudoxenodon macrops
• Ahaetulla isabellina Ahaetulla isabellina
• Ahaetulla dispar Ahaetulla dispar
• Dendrelaphis grandoculis Dendrelaphis grandoculis
• Lycodon jara Lycodon jara
• Boiga flaviviridis Boiga flaviviridis
• Himalayan Keelback Herpetoreas platyceps
• Rhabdophis helleri Rhabdophis helleri
• Vellore Bridal Snake Lycodon nympha
• Red Bamboo Rat Snake Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
• Captain's Wood Snake Xylophis captaini
• Trachischium fuscum Trachischium fuscum
• Platyceps plinii Platyceps plinii
• Rhabdophis himalayanus Rhabdophis himalayanus
• Sibynophis sagittarius Sibynophis sagittarius
• Eastern Trinket Snake Elaphe cantoris
• Hardwicke's Rat Snake Platyceps ventromaculatus
• Ahaetulla sahyadrensis Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
• Blue Bronzeback Dendrelaphis cyanochloris
• Common Slug Snake Pareas monticola
• Rhabdops aquaticus Rhabdops aquaticus
• Many-banded Tree Snake Boiga multifasciata
• Dendrelaphis ashoki Dendrelaphis ashoki
• Spalerosophis diadema Spalerosophis diadema
• Boiga cyanea Boiga cyanea
• Arrowback Tree Snake Boiga gocool
• Lycodon hypsirhinoides Lycodon hypsirhinoides
• Dendrelaphis andamanensis Dendrelaphis andamanensis
• Ahaetulla perroteti Ahaetulla perroteti
• Oligodon venustus Oligodon venustus
• Psammophis condanarus Psammophis condanarus
• Indian Egg-eating Snake Boiga westermanni
• Ptyas nigromarginata Ptyas nigromarginata
• Lycodon flavicollis Lycodon flavicollis
• Boiga siamensis Boiga siamensis
• Rhabdops olivaceus Rhabdops olivaceus
• Oligodon cyclurus Oligodon cyclurus
• Trachischium guentheri Trachischium guentheri
• Platyceps bholanathi Platyceps bholanathi
• Xenochrophis cerasogaster Xenochrophis cerasogaster
• Lycodon flavomaculatus Lycodon flavomaculatus
• Smithophis atemporalis Smithophis atemporalis
• Xylophis mosaicus Xylophis mosaicus
• Ahaetulla flavescens Ahaetulla flavescens
• White-banded Wolf Snake Lycodon septentrionalis
• Trachischium monticola Trachischium monticola
• Lycodon zawi Lycodon zawi
• Oligodon cinereus Oligodon cinereus
• Hebius khasiensis Hebius khasiensis
• Ahaetulla laudankia Ahaetulla laudankia
• Boiga andamanensis Boiga andamanensis
• Lycodon fasciatus Lycodon fasciatus
• Spalerosophis atriceps Spalerosophis atriceps
• Boiga dightoni Boiga dightoni
• Sri Lankan Flying Snake Chrysopelea taprobanica
• Wall's Keelback Herpetoreas xenura
• Psammophis longifrons Psammophis longifrons
• Gonyosoma prasinum Gonyosoma prasinum
• Schokari Sand Racer Psammophis schokari
• Xylophis stenorhynchus Xylophis stenorhynchus
• Dendrelaphis humayuni Dendrelaphis humayuni
• Striped Rat Snake Elaphe taeniura
• Oligodon juglandifer Oligodon juglandifer
• Platyceps josephi Platyceps josephi
• Trachischium tenuiceps Trachischium tenuiceps
• Boiga quincunciata Boiga quincunciata
• Boiga wallachi Boiga wallachi
• Dendrelaphis biloreatus Dendrelaphis biloreatus
• Fowlea schnurrenbergeri Fowlea schnurrenbergeri
• Oligodon brevicauda Oligodon brevicauda
• Rhabdophis bindi Rhabdophis bindi
• Lytorhynchus paradoxus Lytorhynchus paradoxus
• Wallaceophis gujaratensis Wallaceophis gujaratensis
• Lycodon bicolor Lycodon bicolor
• Oligodon kheriensis Oligodon kheriensis
• Oligodon woodmasoni Oligodon woodmasoni
• Oligodon dorsalis Oligodon dorsalis
• Pareas andersonii Pareas andersonii
• Ahaetulla travancorica Ahaetulla travancorica
• Hebius clerki Hebius clerki
• Lycodon tiwarii Lycodon tiwarii
• Smithophis arunachalensis Smithophis arunachalensis
• Trachischium hmuifang Trachischium hmuifang
• Archelaphe bella Archelaphe bella
• Boiga stoliczkae Boiga stoliczkae
• Liopeltis stoliczkae Liopeltis stoliczkae
• Oligodon erythrogaster Oligodon erythrogaster
• Pareas modestus Pareas modestus
• Stoliczkia vanhnuailianai Stoliczkia vanhnuailianai
• Trachischium apteii Trachischium apteii
• Boulenger's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis bifrenalis
• Gonyosoma frenatum Gonyosoma frenatum
• Oligodon melaneus Oligodon melaneus
• Pareas kaduri Pareas kaduri
• Proahaetulla antiqua Proahaetulla antiqua
• St. John's Keelback Fowlea sanctijohannis
• Gongylosoma scriptum Gongylosoma scriptum
• Lycodon deccanensis Lycodon deccanensis
• Trachischium laeve Trachischium laeve
• Hebius venningi Hebius venningi
• Sikkim Keelback Herpetoreas sieboldii
• Lycodon gammiei Lycodon gammiei
• Scarce Bridle Snake Lycodon gracilis
• Lycodon laoensis Lycodon laoensis
• Oligodon theobaldi Oligodon theobaldi
• Pareas macularius Pareas macularius
• Mandarin Rat Snake Euprepiophis mandarinus
• Hebius lacrima Hebius lacrima
• Hebius modestus Hebius modestus
• Hebius parallelus Hebius parallelus
• Assam Keelback Herpetoreas pealii
• Oligodon catenatus Oligodon catenatus
• Oligodon erythrorhachis Oligodon erythrorhachis
• Oligodon melanozonatus Oligodon melanozonatus
• Oligodon nikhili Oligodon nikhili
• Rhabdophis nuchalis Rhabdophis nuchalis
• Smithophis bicolor Smithophis bicolor
• Spalerosophis arenarius Spalerosophis arenarius
• Trachischium sushantai Trachischium sushantai
• Trimerodytes yunnanensis Trimerodytes yunnanensis
• Ahaetulla longirostris Ahaetulla longirostris
• Ahaetulla oxyrhynca Ahaetulla oxyrhynca
• Anguiculus dicaprioi Anguiculus dicaprioi
• Anguiculus rappii Anguiculus rappii
• Calamaria mizoramensis Calamaria mizoramensis
• Collared Reed Snake Calamaria pavimentata
• Elaphe hodgsonii Elaphe hodgsonii
• Gongylosoma calamaria Gongylosoma calamaria
• Gongylosoma frenata Gongylosoma frenata
• Gongylosoma nicobariensis Gongylosoma nicobariensis
• Hebius taronensis Hebius taronensis
• Herpetoreas murlen Herpetoreas murlen
• Lycodon irwini Lycodon irwini
• Oligodon russelius Oligodon russelius
• Platyceps vittacaudatus Platyceps vittacaudatus
• Doria's Green Snake Ptyas doriae
• Nilgiri Keelback Sahyadriophis beddomei
• Sahyadriophis uttaraghati Sahyadriophis uttaraghati
• Smithophis leptofasciatus Smithophis leptofasciatus
• Tam Dil Smithophis mizoramensis
• Stoliczkia khasiensis Stoliczkia khasiensis
• Trachischium reticulata Trachischium reticulata
• Trimerodytes percarinatus Trimerodytes percarinatus
• Wallophis brachyura Wallophis brachyura
• Xylophis chenkaruppan Xylophis chenkaruppan
• Xylophis deepaki Xylophis deepaki

Pythons & Sand Boas

• Indian Rock Python Python molurus
• Rough-scaled Sand Boa Eryx conicus
• Burmese Python Python bivittatus
• Eryx whitakeri Eryx whitakeri

Shieldtails, Blind & Burrowing Snakes

• Uropeltis macrolepis Uropeltis macrolepis
• Plectrurus perroteti Plectrurus perroteti
• Purple-red Earth Snake Teretrurus sanguineus
• Grypotyphlops acutus Grypotyphlops acutus
• Uropeltis ceylanica Uropeltis ceylanica
• Uropeltis ellioti Uropeltis ellioti
• Uropeltis phipsonii Uropeltis phipsonii
• Melanophidium wynaudense Melanophidium wynaudense
• Uropeltis ocellata Uropeltis ocellata
• Uropeltis bicatenata Uropeltis bicatenata
• Platyplectrurus madurensis Platyplectrurus madurensis
• Uropeltis woodmasoni Uropeltis woodmasoni
• Uropeltis pulneyensis Uropeltis pulneyensis
• Melanophidium khairei Melanophidium khairei
• Teretrurus rhodogaster Teretrurus rhodogaster
• Argyrophis diardii Argyrophis diardii
• Uropeltis maculata Uropeltis maculata
• Melanophidium punctatum Melanophidium punctatum
• Uropeltis liura Uropeltis liura
• Uropeltis rubrolineata Uropeltis rubrolineata
• Rhinophis sanguineus Rhinophis sanguineus
• Uropeltis myhendrae Uropeltis myhendrae
• Indotyphlops pammeces Indotyphlops pammeces
• Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus
• Uropeltis arcticeps Uropeltis arcticeps
• Uropeltis madurensis Uropeltis madurensis
• Platyplectrurus trilineatus Platyplectrurus trilineatus
• Rhinophis karinthandani Rhinophis karinthandani
• Rhinophis melanoleucus Rhinophis melanoleucus
• Uropeltis rubromaculata Uropeltis rubromaculata
• Beddome's Worm Snake Gerrhopilus beddomii
• Uropeltis bhupathyi Uropeltis bhupathyi
• Uropeltis nitida Uropeltis nitida
• Uropeltis petersi Uropeltis petersi
• Uropeltis dindigalensis Uropeltis dindigalensis
• Plectrurus aureus Plectrurus aureus
• Rhinophis fergusonianus Rhinophis fergusonianus
• Rhinophis travancoricus Rhinophis travancoricus
• Indotyphlops jerdoni Indotyphlops jerdoni
• Uropeltis beddomii Uropeltis beddomii
• Uropeltis shorttii Uropeltis shorttii
• Melanophidium bilineatum Melanophidium bilineatum
• Plectrurus guentheri Plectrurus guentheri
• Uropeltis jerdoni Uropeltis jerdoni
• Karnataka Burrowing Snake Pseudoplectrurus canaricus
• Uropeltis broughami Uropeltis broughami
• Uropeltis macrorhyncha Uropeltis macrorhyncha
• Uropeltis tricuspida Uropeltis tricuspida
• Smith's Earth Snake Uropeltis grandis
• Gerrhopilus thurstoni Gerrhopilus thurstoni
• Gerrhopilus tindalli Gerrhopilus tindalli
• Indotyphlops meszoelyi Indotyphlops meszoelyi
• Argyrophis oatesii Argyrophis oatesii
• Andaman Worm Snake Gerrhopilus andamanensis
• Gerrhopilus oligolepis Gerrhopilus oligolepis
• Indotyphlops loveridgei Indotyphlops loveridgei
• Myriopholis blanfordii Myriopholis blanfordii
• Rhinophis goweri Rhinophis goweri
• Günther's Blind Snake Argyrophis bothriorhynchus
• Indotyphlops fletcheri Indotyphlops fletcheri
• Indotyphlops tenuicollis Indotyphlops tenuicollis
• Pseudoindotyphlops exiguus Pseudoindotyphlops exiguus
• Rhinophis siruvaniensis Rhinophis siruvaniensis
• Teretrurus agumbensis Teretrurus agumbensis
• Teretrurus albiventer Teretrurus albiventer
• Teretrurus hewstoni Teretrurus hewstoni
• Teretrurus periyarensis Teretrurus periyarensis
• Teretrurus siruvaniensis Teretrurus siruvaniensis
• Teretrurus travancoricus Teretrurus travancoricus
• Uropeltis caudomaculata Uropeltis caudomaculata
• Uropeltis guentheri Uropeltis guentheri
• Uropeltis rajendrani Uropeltis rajendrani

Frequently asked questions

How many snakes are in the Wildlife of India guide?

The guide lists 327 snakes of India, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of snakes are covered?

Vipers (34), Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes (38), Keelbacks & Water Snakes (6), Colubrid Snakes (173), Pythons & Sand Boas (4), Shieldtails, Blind & Burrowing Snakes (72).