Reptiles > Snakes
OverviewThe Viperine Snake (Natrix maura) is a completely non-venomous, semiaquatic natricine colubrid native to the sunny river basins and freshwater wetlands of the western Mediterranean. Though entirely harmless to humans, this master of acoustic and behavioral...
Reptiles > Snakes
OverviewThe Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis longissimus, formerly Elaphe longissima) is an elegant, non-venomous colubrid snake native to the sunny deciduous forests, rocky hillsides, and traditional rural landscapes of Southern and Central Europe and Western Asia....
Reptiles > Snakes
The Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) is an exquisitely beautiful, secretive, and brilliantly colored colubrid serpent native to the pine savannas and maritime forests of the southeastern United States. Renowned as the most celebrated textbook example of...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata) is an elegant, highly specialized semi-aquatic natricine colubrid native to the clear, fast-flowing rocky streams and limestone rivers of eastern North America. Instantly distinguished by its slender olive-brown body,...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis saurita) is an exceptionally sleek, graceful, and athletic semi-aquatic natricine colubrid native to the lush wetlands and stream margins of eastern North America. Closely related to the common garter snake, the ribbon snake is...
