Serpentes (Snakes)
Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.
Living snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica, and on most smaller land masses; exceptions include some large islands, such as Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, and the islands of New Zealand, as well as many small islands of the Atlantic and central Pacific oceans.
With 249 genera, Colubridae is the largest snake family. Colubrids are a very diverse group of snakes. They can exhibit many different body styles, body sizes, colors, and patterns. They can also live in many different types of habitats including aquatic, terrestrial, semi-arboreal, arboreal, desert, mountainous forests, semi-fossorial, and brackish waters.
A primarily shy and harmless group of snakes, the vast majority of colubrids are not venomous, nor do most colubrids produce venom that is medically significant to mammals.
Ahaetulla prasina
(Oriental Whip Snake)
Singapore
Ahaetulla prasina
(Oriental Whip Snake)
Singapore
Ahaetulla prasina
(Oriental Whip Snake)
Singapore
Ahaetulla mycterizans
(Bigeye Whip Snake)
Singapore
Ahaetulla mycterizans
(Bigeye Whip Snake)
Singapore
Chrysopelea paradisi
(Paradise Tree Snake)
Singapore
Dendrelaohis cyanochloris
(Blue Bronzeback)
Singapore
Dendrelaohis cyanochloris
(Blue Bronzeback)
Singapore
Calamaria schlegeli
(Pink-headed Reed Snake)
Singapore
Calamaria schlegeli
(Pink-headed Reed Snake)
Fraser Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Calamaria schlegeli
(Pink-headed Reed Snake)
Fraser Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Calamaria sp.
Fraser’s Hill, West Malaysia
Calamaria sp.
Borneo Hill
Pseudorabdion longiceps
(Dwarf Reed Snake)
Sedim, West Malaysia
Pseudorabdion longiceps
(Dwarf Reed Snake)
Sedim, West Malaysia
Boiga siamensis
Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand
Boiga jaspidea
Jasper Cat Snake
Fraser Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Boiga sp.
Sarawak, Malaysia
Boiga dendrophila
(Mangrove Snake)
Singapore
Boiga dendrophila
(Mangrove Snake)
Singapore
Coelognathus flavolineatus
(Malayan Racer)
Singapore
Coelognathus flavolineatus
(Malayan Racer)
Singapore
Coelognathus flavolineatus
(Malayan Racer)
Singapore
Lycodon subannulatus
(Malayan Bridle Snake)
Singapore
Lycodon subannulatus
(Malayan Bridle Snake)
Singapore
Oligodon octolineatus
(Striped Kukri Snake)
Singapore
Oligodon everetti
(Everett’s Kukri Snake)
Danum Valley
Oligodon everetti
(Everett’s Kukri Snake)
Danum Valley
Oligodon purpurascens
(Brown Kukri Snake)
Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Oligodon signatus
(Barred Kukri Snake)
Singapore
Oligodon signatus
(Barred Kukri Snake)
Singapore
Ptyas fusca
(White-bellied Rat Snake)
Singapore
Ptyas fusca
(White-bellied Rat Snake)
Singapore
Ptyas fusca
(White-bellied Rat Snake)
Singapore
Orthriophis taeniurus subsp. grabowskyi (Fischer, 1885)
(Cave Racer)
Mulu, Sabah
Orthriophis taeniurus subsp. grabowskyi (Fischer, 1885)
(Cave Racer)
Mulu, Sabah
Orthriophis taeniurus subsp. grabowskyi (Fischer, 1885)
(Cave Racer)
Mulu, Sabah
Bungarus flaviceps
(Red-headed Krait)
Mulu, Sabah
Calliophis intestinalis
(Malayan Blue Coral Snake)
Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Calliophis intestinalis
(Malayan Blue Coral Snake)
Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Calliophis intestinalis
(Malayan Blue Coral Snake)
Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Asthenodipsas borneensis
(Bornean Dark-necked Slug Snake)
Tawau, Sabah
Asthenodipsas borneensis
(Bornean Dark-necked Slug Snake)
Tawau, Sabah
Asthenodipsas laevis
(Smooth Slug Snake)
Tawau, Sabah
Asthenodipsas vertebralis
(Asian Slug Snake)
Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Asthenodipsas vertebralis
(Asian Slug Snake)
Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Asthenodipsas vertebralis
(Asian Slug Snake)
Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Pareas macularius
Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand
Pareas margaritophorus
(White-spotted Slug Snake)
Pulau Ubin, Singapore
Pareas margaritophorus
(White-spotted Slug Snake)
Pulau Ubin, Singapore
Asiatyphlopinae
Blind Snake
Tangkoko, Sulwesi, Indonesia
Asthenodipsas borneensis
Blind Snake
Tangkoko, Sulwesi, Indonesia
Craspedocephalus andalasensis
(Sumatran Plam Pit Viper)
Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra
Ovophis monticola
(Chinese Mountain Pit Viper)
Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand
Ovophis monticola
(Chinese Mountain Pit Viper)
Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand
Trimeresurus lanna
♂
Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand
Trimeresurus lanna
♂
Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand
Trimeresurus lanna
♀
Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand
Trimeresurus nebularis
Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
(Mangrove Pit Viper)
Singapore
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
(Mangrove Pit Viper)
Singapore
Tropidolaemus laticinctus
(Broad-banded Temple Pit Viper)
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Tropidolaemu wagleri
(Wagler’s Pit Viper) ♀
Singapore
Tropidolaemu wagleri
(Wagler’s Pit Viper) ♂
Singapore
Xenodermus javanicus
(Dragon Snake)
Sabah, Malaysia
Xenodermus javanicus
(Dragon Snake)
Sabah, Malaysia
Xenopeltis unicolor
(Sunbeam Snake)
Singapore
Xenopeltis unicolor
(Sunbeam Snake)
Singapore
Xenopeltis unicolor
(Sunbeam Snake)
Singapore