Common Sharp-tailed Snake

Reptiles > Colubrids

The Common Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis) is a diminutive, highly secretive woodland reptile native to the moist coastal forests and oak woodlands of the Pacific Northwest. Named for the conspicuous, sharp thorn-like spine at the very tip of its tail, this...

Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana) is a dazzling, non-venomous constrictor restricted to the isolated ‘sky island’ mountain ranges of the American Southwest and Mexico. Famous for its brilliant, high-contrast tricolor bands of fiery...

Smooth Earth Snake

Reptiles > Colubrids & Snakes

The Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae) is a diminutive, highly secretive fossorial serpent native to the deciduous woodlands of the eastern and central United States. Named for its perfectly smooth, glossy dorsal scales that lack keels, this gentle, harmless...

Kirtland’s Snake

Reptiles > Non-venomous Snakes

Kirtland’s Snake (Clonophis kirtlandii) is one of the rarest, most secretive, and most vulnerable colubrid snakes in North America. Endemic to the historic prairie wetland belt of the Midwest, this shy, docile serpent features a modest, keeled grey-brown dorsal...

Scarlet Snake

Reptiles > Non-venomous Snakes

The Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea) is an exquisite, secretive burrower native to the sandy pinelands and coastal plains of the American Southeast. Famous for its brilliant, high-contrast tri-color bands of crimson, creamy-yellow, and jet-black, this gentle,...