Snakes that contain C

List of Snakes That Contain C

1

Aesculapian Snake

Zamenis longissimus

A large, slender non-venomous European colubrid named for the staff of Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine.

2

African Rock Python

Python sebae

Africa's largest snake and one of the world's heaviest constrictors, blotched with rich brown and tan along its long, muscular body.

3

Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

The green anaconda is the heaviest snake in the world, a massive semi-aquatic boa of South American swamps and slow river systems.

4

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

Africa's fastest snake and one of the most feared elapids, named for the inky black lining of its mouth rather than its skin colour.

5

Black Racer

Coluber constrictor

A fast, slender, glossy black colubrid common across the eastern United States, frequently mistaken for a venomous snake.

6

Blue Coral Snake

Calliophis bivirgatus

A spectacular Southeast Asian elapid with deep blue flanks, a red head and tail, and venom glands stretching a quarter of its body length.

7

Boa Constrictor

Boa constrictor

A heavy-bodied neotropical boa famed for its strong constriction and adaptability across forests, savannas, and human-modified habitats.

8

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

A widely variable Australasian python with bold geometric patterns, comfortable in trees, rocks, and even suburban roofs.

9

Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum

A long, slender, exceptionally fast North American colubrid whose tail is patterned like a braided whip.

10

Coastal Taipan

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Australia's largest venomous snake and one of the world's most dangerous elapids, with a coffin-shaped head and lightning-fast strike.

11

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

A small, harmless North American snake with three pale stripes down a dark back, one of the most familiar wild snakes on the continent.

12

Common Krait

Bungarus caeruleus

A glossy black-and-white South Asian elapid responsible for many bites at night because it readily enters homes and beds.

13

Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

A pit viper of the eastern United States with copper-coloured hourglass bands, responsible for more snakebites in the U.S. than any other species.

14

Coral Snake

Micrurus nigrocinctus

A widespread brightly ringed neotropical elapid with potent neurotoxic venom, common in moist forests across Central and northern South America.

15

Corn Snake

Pantherophis guttatus

A handsome orange-and-red North American rat snake long popular in herpetoculture as a beginner-friendly pet.

16

Dice Snake

Natrix tessellata

A non-venomous European water snake with a peppered "dice" pattern, hunting fish almost exclusively in clean streams and lakes.

17

Dog-faced Water Snake

Cerberus rynchops

A stocky, mildly venomous snake of Asian mangrove swamps with a blunt dog-like snout suited to hunting in muddy water.

18

Eastern Coral Snake

Micrurus fulvius

A small, slender, red-yellow-and-black ringed elapid of the American Southeast with extremely potent neurotoxic venom.

19

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus

The largest rattlesnake in the world, a heavy-bodied pit viper of the longleaf pine ecosystems of the American Southeast.

20

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

A large, broad-hooded African elapid steeped in ancient Egyptian symbolism and reputed to be the snake of Cleopatra's death.

21

False Coral Snake

Anilius scytale

A South American colubrid that mimics the bold red-and-black ringed pattern of true coral snakes but is harmless to humans.

22

Fer-de-Lance

Bothrops asper

A heavy-bodied neotropical pit viper responsible for most snakebite injuries in Central and South America.

23

Forest Cobra

Naja melanoleuca

A large, glossy black-and-yellow African elapid of equatorial rainforests, known for its semi-aquatic habits and powerful neurotoxic venom.

24

Golden Lancehead

Bothrops insularis

A critically endangered pit viper found only on Snake Island off the coast of Brazil, with venom potent enough to subdue migratory birds in flight.

25

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

A widespread South Asian elapid bearing the iconic spectacle marking on its hood, sacred in Hindu mythology and one of the Big Four medically important snakes of India.

26

Jamaican Boa

Chilabothrus subflavus

A handsome yellow-and-black Caribbean constrictor endemic to Jamaica, critically reduced by introduced mongooses and habitat loss.

27

Jararaca

Bothrops jararaca

A common South American pit viper responsible for the majority of snakebites in southeastern Brazil, source of the first ACE inhibitor drug.

28

Jararacussu

Bothrops jararacussu

A massive South American pit viper of Atlantic rainforest, larger and even more venomous than its slimmer cousin the jararaca.

29

Jungle Carpet Python

Morelia spilota cheynei

A striking yellow-and-black Australian python prized in herpetoculture, native to rainforest in far north Queensland.

30

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

The world's longest venomous snake, native to South and Southeast Asian forests, known for the hooded display and powerful neurotoxic venom.

31

Madagascar Tree Boa

Sanzinia madagascariensis

A handsome iridescent arboreal boa endemic to the rainforests of eastern Madagascar, one of three native boa species on the island.

32

Racer

Hierophis viridiflavus

A fast, slender Mediterranean colubrid with smooth scales and a yellow-and-black adult pattern, capable of speeds that match a sprinting person.

33

Reticulated Python

Malayopython reticulatus

The longest snake species in the world, a slender Southeast Asian giant with a complex network-like geometric pattern.

34

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

A spectacularly patterned West and Central African viper with two or three horns at the tip of the snout.

35

Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus

A small, slate-grey North American snake with a vivid orange neck ring and belly, often found under logs and flat stones.

36

Saw-scaled Viper

Echis carinatus

A small, irritable Asian viper that produces a rasping warning sound by rubbing its serrated scales together and kills more people each year than any other snake.

37

Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

A black-necked African cobra that defends itself by spraying venom from modified fangs straight at the eyes of a threat.

38

Uracoan Rattlesnake

Crotalus vegrandis

A small Venezuelan rattlesnake of dry savanna habitats, named for the Uracoa River in Monagas state.

39

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

The most widespread rattlesnake in the American Southwest, responsible for a large share of snakebites across the desert states.

40

Yellow Anaconda

Eunectes notaeus

A heavy yellow-and-black South American boa of the Pantanal and Chaco, smaller than the green anaconda but still among the largest snakes on Earth.

41

Zebra Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricincta

A small African elapid of dry savanna and rocky scrub, marked with stark light-and-dark bars that resemble zebra stripes on the throat.