Reptiles > Colubrids
The Louisiana Pine Snake (Pituophis ruthveni) is one of the rarest, most secretive, and most endangered snakes in North America. Endemic to the fire-maintained longleaf pine savannas of Louisiana and Texas, this heavy-bodied, burrowing constrictor spends over 90% of...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Puerto Rican Boa (Chilabothrus inornatus), locally known as Culebra Majá, is the largest native terrestrial predator on the island of Puerto Rico. Inhabiting lush karst hills and subterranean limestone caverns, this magnificent, non-venomous constrictor is...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Antiguan Racer (Alsophis antiguae) is a slender, harmless colubrid snake native exclusively to Antigua and Barbuda, famous among conservation biologists as one of the rarest snakes in the world. Once completely extirpated from mainland Antigua by introduced Asian...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) is widely celebrated by herpetologists as one of the most aesthetically beautiful and gentle pit vipers in North America. Native to the rugged ‘Sky Island’ mountain ranges of the American Southwest and the Mexican...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Coin-marked Snake (Hemorrhois nummifer), also widely known as the Asian Racer or Coin Snake, is a large, harmless colubrid snake native to the sun-drenched rocky landscapes of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Named for the bold pattern of rounded,...
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