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This gallery shows some of our most beautiful and dramatic snake images, selected from the more than 3000 snake species. The unique anatomy of snakes and especially their flexible jaw allows them to swallow extremely large prey - as pythons and anacondas demonstrate! Despite the existence of some extremely venomous species, snakes are commonly considered a good omen and a symbol of wealth and good fortune.Snakes play a powerful role in religion and mythology, often linked to wisdom and intelligence (perhaps due to their unblinking eyes), as guardians of the underworld (since they often live in holes in the ground), and also as symbols of fertility and immortality (their regular shedding of skin being seen as a rebirth). The snake is one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac.
Eastern green mamba {Dendroaspis angusticeps} head portrait, captive, from East Africa;
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Edwin Giesbers / Eastern green mamba {Dendroaspis angusticeps} head portrait, captive, from East Africa;
Green cat snake (Boiga cyanea) defensive behaviour, a rear-fanged arboreal rainforest species, controlled conditions, from India and SE Asia
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Stephen Dalton / Green cat snake (Boiga cyanea) defensive behaviour, a rear-fanged arboreal rainforest species, controlled conditions, from India and SE Asia
Head portrait of Satiny Parrot snake (Leptophis depressirostris) swallowing frog, Hungary, Europe
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Bence Mate / Head portrait of Satiny Parrot snake (Leptophis depressirostris) swallowing frog, Hungary, Europe
Western diamondback rattlesnake {Crotalus atrox} captive, from Texas, USA
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Edwin Giesbers / Western diamondback rattlesnake {Crotalus atrox} captive, from Texas, USA
Sand viper (Cerastes vipera) sidewinding on sand dunes. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.
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Bruno D'Amicis / Sand viper (Cerastes vipera) sidewinding on sand dunes. Grand Erg Oriental, Kebili Governorate. Tunisia.
Adder (Vipera berus) basking amongst bracken fronds. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / Adder (Vipera berus) basking amongst bracken fronds. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
Rhinoceros viper {Bitis nasicornis} close up showing head and horns
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Stephen Dalton / Rhinoceros viper {Bitis nasicornis} close up showing head and horns
Amazonian Whipsnake (Chironius exoletus) in striking pose. Kaa-Lia National Park, Bolivia, August.
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Daniel Heuclin / Amazonian Whipsnake (Chironius exoletus) in striking pose. Kaa-Lia National Park, Bolivia, August.
Horned viper moving across sand {Cerastes cerastes} United Arab Emirates
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David Shale / Horned viper moving across sand {Cerastes cerastes} United Arab Emirates
White-lipped / Green tree viper (Cryptelytrops albolabris) captive, from SE Asia
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Daniel Heuclin / White-lipped / Green tree viper (Cryptelytrops albolabris) captive, from SE Asia
Puff adder {Bitis arietans} striking
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Stephen Dalton / Puff adder {Bitis arietans} striking
Black Ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta) wrapped around a log, USA
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John Cancalosi / Black Ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta) wrapped around a log, USA
Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) SE Asia, Controlled conditions.
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Daniel Heuclin / Equatorial spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) SE Asia, Controlled conditions.
Eastern green mamba {Dendroaspis angusticeps} strike pose, captive, from East Africa
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Edwin Giesbers / Eastern green mamba {Dendroaspis angusticeps} strike pose, captive, from East Africa
Dice snake (Natrix tesselata) hunting for small fish and tadpoles in a lake, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Dice snake (Natrix tesselata) hunting for small fish and tadpoles in a lake, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
Snake sculpture from over 4,000 years ago, Mycenae, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Snake sculpture from over 4,000 years ago, Mycenae, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
Bullsnake {Pituophis catenifer sayi} ready to strike, Colorado, USA
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Shattil & Rozinski / Bullsnake {Pituophis catenifer sayi} ready to strike, Colorado, USA
Green tree snake (Phyllodryas viridissima) on a branch about to stike, Bolivian Amazonia, controlled conditions
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Daniel Heuclin / Green tree snake (Phyllodryas viridissima) on a branch about to stike, Bolivian Amazonia, controlled conditions
Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) beside Marsh marigold flower in riverine habitat, forked tongue extended, Germany
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Solvin Zankl / Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) beside Marsh marigold flower in riverine habitat, forked tongue extended, Germany
Egg eating snake about to swallow egg, Sequence 1/8 {Dasypeltis scabra} Africa
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Kim Taylor / Egg eating snake about to swallow egg, Sequence 1/8 {Dasypeltis scabra} Africa
Adder (Vipera berus) tasting the air with tongue, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Danny Green / 2020VISION / Adder (Vipera berus) tasting the air with tongue, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.
Juvenile male Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) Alentejo, Portugal
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Luis Quinta / Juvenile male Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) Alentejo, Portugal
Close up of Satiny Parrot Snake (Leptophis depressirostris), Costa Rica
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Edwin Giesbers / Close up of Satiny Parrot Snake (Leptophis depressirostris), Costa Rica
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) flicking tongue in strike posture, in field of Showy Primrose, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) flicking tongue in strike posture, in field of Showy Primrose, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA
Amazon tree boa snake {Corallus hortulanus} portrait with tongue extended, captive, South America
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Michael D. Kern / Amazon tree boa snake {Corallus hortulanus} portrait with tongue extended, captive, South America
Checkered Garter Snake (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus) coiled with tongue protruding. Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Checkered Garter Snake (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus) coiled with tongue protruding. Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA
Spitting cobra sprays twin jets of venom with deadly accuracy at eyes of attacker (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)
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Michael Richards / John Downer / Spitting cobra sprays twin jets of venom with deadly accuracy at eyes of attacker (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)
Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) striking, controlled conditions, from USA
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Stephen Dalton / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) striking, controlled conditions, from USA
Rock python {Python sebae} strangling Thomson's gazelle {Gazella tomsoni} Kenya
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Peter Blackwell / Rock python {Python sebae} strangling Thomson's gazelle {Gazella tomsoni} Kenya
Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) striking. , controlled conditions
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Stephen Dalton / Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) striking. , controlled conditions
Green vine snake {Oxybelis fulgidus} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
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Fabio Liverani / Green vine snake {Oxybelis fulgidus} Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Banded sea krait, Pacific
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Juergen Freund / Banded sea krait, Pacific
Ladder snake {Elaphe scalaris} juvenile, Portugal
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Luis Quinta / Ladder snake {Elaphe scalaris} juvenile, Portugal
Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) moving over the loose sand in typical mode of locomotion, Namib desert, Namibia)
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Solvin Zankl / Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) moving over the loose sand in typical mode of locomotion, Namib desert, Namibia)
Long nosed / Oriental Whip Snake [Ahaetulla prasina] Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, September
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Tony Heald / Long nosed / Oriental Whip Snake [Ahaetulla prasina] Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, September
Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus orarius) basking on lily pad of American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus orarius) basking on lily pad of American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA
Illustration of Sea Serpents from Gessner's 'Historia Animalium', volume 4, 1558. Later hand colouring. Gessner's accounts included creatures which exist, and creatures which we now know do not. There...
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Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Sea Serpents from Gessner's 'Historia Animalium', volume 4, 1558. Later hand colouring. Gessner's accounts included creatures which exist, and creatures which we now know do not. There...
Seasnake fisherman catching seasnakes underwater, Gato island, Philippines.
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Juergen Freund / Seasnake fisherman catching seasnakes underwater, Gato island, Philippines.
Descendant of Indians showing an Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) to tourists during a tour, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Descendant of Indians showing an Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) to tourists during a tour, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Arabian Horned Viper (Cerastes gasperetti) in desert, Sharjah, UAE
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Tony Phelps / Arabian Horned Viper (Cerastes gasperetti) in desert, Sharjah, UAE
Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) climbing in tree, Refugio, Coastel Bend, Texas, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) climbing in tree, Refugio, Coastel Bend, Texas, USA
Banded sea krait {Laticauda sp} Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo Pacific ocean
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Juergen Freund / Banded sea krait {Laticauda sp} Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo Pacific ocean
Large scaled pit viper (Trimeresurus macrolepis) head profile, water droplet below, Western Ghats, Southern India
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Sandesh Kadur / Large scaled pit viper (Trimeresurus macrolepis) head profile, water droplet below, Western Ghats, Southern India
Close-up of a Horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) resting its head on its coils, seen from above. Queensland, Australia, February
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Juergen Freund / Close-up of a Horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) resting its head on its coils, seen from above. Queensland, Australia, February
Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) with mouth open and fangs exposed, captive, from Africa
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Michael D. Kern / Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) with mouth open and fangs exposed, captive, from Africa
Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) moving over the loose sand in typical mode of locomotion, Namib desert, Namibia
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Solvin Zankl / Dwarf puff adder / Peringueys Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) moving over the loose sand in typical mode of locomotion, Namib desert, Namibia
Common Tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulata) swimming, Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia
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Steven David Miller / Common Tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulata) swimming, Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia
Horned viper {Cerastes cerastes} camouflaged in sand, captive, from Africa
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Edwin Giesbers / Horned viper {Cerastes cerastes} camouflaged in sand, captive, from Africa
Juvenile male Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) coiled, Alentejo, Portugal
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Luis Quinta / Juvenile male Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) coiled, Alentejo, Portugal
Black headed cat eye snake (Boiga nigriceps) captive, from SE Asia
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Michael D. Kern / Black headed cat eye snake (Boiga nigriceps) captive, from SE Asia
Bamboo pitviper, (Viridovipera stejnegeri) captive from Asia
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Michael D. Kern / Bamboo pitviper, (Viridovipera stejnegeri) captive from Asia
Scaleless Texas rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri) captive, from Southern USA
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Michael D. Kern / Scaleless Texas rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri) captive, from Southern USA
Malabar rock pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus) and Common vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta) found in Western Ghats, Southern India. digital composite
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Sandesh Kadur / Malabar rock pit viper (Trimeresurus malabaricus) and Common vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta) found in Western Ghats, Southern India. digital composite
San Francisco gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) two adults, captive, from California, USA
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Rod Williams / San Francisco gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) two adults, captive, from California, USA
Red rat snake / Corn snake (Elaphe / Pantherophis guttatus guttatus) coiled on palmetto, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, April. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Paul Marcellini / Red rat snake / Corn snake (Elaphe / Pantherophis guttatus guttatus) coiled on palmetto, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, April. meetyourneighbours.net project
Red headed krait (Bungarus flaviceps) captive, from SE Asia
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Michael D. Kern / Red headed krait (Bungarus flaviceps) captive, from SE Asia
Boa (Boa constrictor), Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October.
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Claudio Contreras / Boa (Boa constrictor), Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October.
King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) male and female courtship, Agumbe, Karnatka, India, captive
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Sandesh Kadur / King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) male and female courtship, Agumbe, Karnatka, India, captive
Young King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) hatchling climbing branch with cup fungus, captive, Agumbe, Karnatka, India
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Sandesh Kadur / Young King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) hatchling climbing branch with cup fungus, captive, Agumbe, Karnatka, India
Black Pakistani Cobra, (Naja naja karachiensis) captive from Middle East
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Michael D. Kern / Black Pakistani Cobra, (Naja naja karachiensis) captive from Middle East
Baskian viper (Vipera seoanei) Geres National Park, Portugal, September.
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Luis Quinta / Baskian viper (Vipera seoanei) Geres National Park, Portugal, September.
Male Adder (Vipera berus) basking on rock,~Northumberland National Park, England, May
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Laurie Campbell / Male Adder (Vipera berus) basking on rock,~Northumberland National Park, England, May
Checkered Garter Snake {Thamnophis marcianus marcianus} adult swimming, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Checkered Garter Snake {Thamnophis marcianus marcianus} adult swimming, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May
Skeleton of a Python (Python sp)
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Steve Nicholls / Skeleton of a Python (Python sp)
Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) studio shot, captive, from India and East Pakistan
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Daniel Heuclin / Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) studio shot, captive, from India and East Pakistan
Rock python {Python sebae} feeding on Ground squirrel {Xerus rutilus} Tsavo NP, Kenya
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Jabruson / Rock python {Python sebae} feeding on Ground squirrel {Xerus rutilus} Tsavo NP, Kenya
Central american coral snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus) Santa Rita, Costa Rica
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Bence Mate / Central american coral snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus) Santa Rita, Costa Rica
Copperhead snake {Agkistrodon contortrix} captive, from USA
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Edwin Giesbers / Copperhead snake {Agkistrodon contortrix} captive, from USA
Leaf nosed twig snake (Langaha madagascariensis) male, Baie de Baly National Park, North west Madagascar.
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Inaki Relanzon / Leaf nosed twig snake (Langaha madagascariensis) male, Baie de Baly National Park, North west Madagascar.
Grass snake {Natrix natrix} coiled, the Netherlands
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Edwin Giesbers / Grass snake {Natrix natrix} coiled, the Netherlands
Arizona mountain kingsnakes (Lampropeltis pyromelana) Found in Chiricahua mountains, SE Arirona. Controlled conditions
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Daniel Heuclin / Arizona mountain kingsnakes (Lampropeltis pyromelana) Found in Chiricahua mountains, SE Arirona. Controlled conditions
Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) head portrait, Refugio, Coastel Bend, Texas, USA
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) head portrait, Refugio, Coastel Bend, Texas, USA
Grass snake (Natrix natrix) swimming at surface, Dobrogea Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania, May
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Robin Chittenden / Grass snake (Natrix natrix) swimming at surface, Dobrogea Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania, May
Western Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum testaceus), young. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum testaceus), young. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.
King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) juvenile in threat pose on white background, captive occurs in South Asia. Venomous species.
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Daniel Heuclin / King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) juvenile in threat pose on white background, captive occurs in South Asia. Venomous species.
Boa (Boa constrictor sigma). Maria Madre Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July.
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Claudio Contreras / Boa (Boa constrictor sigma). Maria Madre Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July.
African horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), captive.
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Claudio Contreras / African horned viper (Cerastes cerastes), captive.
Aesculapian snake (Elaphe longissima) grassland, Optevoz, Isere, Rhones-Alpes, France, April. meetyourneighbours.net project
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MYN / Denis Palanque / Aesculapian snake (Elaphe longissima) grassland, Optevoz, Isere, Rhones-Alpes, France, April. meetyourneighbours.net project
Texas indigo snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus) close up amongst Vervain (Glandularia sp.) flowers, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
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Claudio Contreras / Texas indigo snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus) close up amongst Vervain (Glandularia sp.) flowers, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) underwater, flicking tongue, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Franco Banfi / Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) underwater, flicking tongue, Formoso River, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) close up of rattle, The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Telfair County, Georgia~USA, captive
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Pete Oxford / Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) close up of rattle, The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve, Telfair County, Georgia~USA, captive
Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) captive, native to South East Asia.
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Michael D. Kern / Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) captive, native to South East Asia.
Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom, Kruger, South South Africa, Controlled conditions
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Guy Edwardes / Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) ejecting venom, Kruger, South South Africa, Controlled conditions
Grass snake (Natrix natrix) feigning death, Poitou, France, May.
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Daniel Heuclin / Grass snake (Natrix natrix) feigning death, Poitou, France, May.
Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) on lily pad, reflected in water. Leicestershire, UK, October.
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Danny Green / Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) on lily pad, reflected in water. Leicestershire, UK, October.
Belcher's sea snake (Hydrophis belcheri) swimming over coral reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Solvin Zankl / Belcher's sea snake (Hydrophis belcheri) swimming over coral reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
Lowland forest racer (Dendrophidion vinitor) Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica
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Bence Mate / Lowland forest racer (Dendrophidion vinitor) Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica
Usambara bush Viper (Atheris ceratophora) captive from Tanzania, vulnerable species
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Daniel Heuclin / Usambara bush Viper (Atheris ceratophora) captive from Tanzania, vulnerable species
Paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) on tree branch preparing to leap into the air to cross between trees, Borneo
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Tim Laman / Paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) on tree branch preparing to leap into the air to cross between trees, Borneo
Beaked thread snake (Myriopholis algeriensis) in hand, near Ouarzazate, Morocco.
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Daniel Heuclin / Beaked thread snake (Myriopholis algeriensis) in hand, near Ouarzazate, Morocco.
Snake fossil from Eocene perioBoavus idelmani - Fossil Butte NM, Wyoming, USA.
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Jeff Vanuga / Snake fossil from Eocene perioBoavus idelmani - Fossil Butte NM, Wyoming, USA.