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