Adder, the name of several snakes, including many European vipers and harmless North American snakes. See more »

Anaconda, or Water Boa, a water snake of Central and tropical South America. Anacondas kill their prey - birds and small reptiles and mammals - by squeezing them until they suffocate, or by drowning them. See more »

Asp, a name applied to several different species of poisonous snakes. The term is most commonly used to identify the Egyptian cobra and the horned viper, both of which are native to North Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia. See more »

Cobra, the common name for a group of poisonous snakes of Africa and southern Asia. See more »

Copperhead, a poisonous snake related to the rattlesnake and the water moccasin. It is named for the coppery-red color of its head. See more »

Coral Snake, a small poisonous snake of the Western Hemisphere. There are about 50 species. See more »

Fer-de-lance, a venomous snake of Central and South America and the West Indies. The fer-de-lance is related to the pit viper and rattlesnake, but has no rattles. See more »

Garter Snake, a harmless snake found in the United States, southern Canada, and Mexico. See more »

Hognose Snake, a nonpoisonous snake of North America that is harmless to humans. It is also called the puff adder because it flattens its head and neck, inflates its body with air, and hisses loudly when disturbed. See more »

Mamba, a poisonous snake of tropical and southern Africa. It is related to the cobra, but, unlike the cobra, cannot expand its neck into a hood. See more »