Pictures of poisonous snakes [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Coral snake Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Tree viper Venemous Bothrops mattogrossensis snake (Brazil) Rhinoceros viper (Bitis rhinoceros) Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Costa Rica) Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Costa Rica) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), the largest of the true vipers King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai (Thailand) Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascavel (Belize) Tree viper Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel (Belize) Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Costa Rica) King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) cross a road (Thailand) Fer de lance (Bothrops asper) [local name in Belize - Yellow-jaw tommygoff] (Belize) Fer-de-lance (Belize) Macaque monkey watching a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) cross a road (Thailand) Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Costa Rica) Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) World's venemous poisonous snake, the King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Eyelash viper (Costa Rica) King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Macaque monkey watching a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) cross a road (Thailand) Sidewinder or Horned rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) Tree viper Ornate cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Juvenile cobra (unidentified species) along the road entering Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah, Malaysia Tree viper Malayan pitviper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) Taylor's cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori) Tree viper Asiatic cobra (Naja naja) Tree viper Malayan pitviper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) Red and green eyelash viper seen from the ground in its typical habitat or place of rest (Costa Rica) Tree viper Colorful tree viper Coral snake Tree viper Fer-de-lance snake Eyelash viper (Costa Rica) King cobra poised to strike Fer-de-lance snake (Belize) Fer-de-lance (Belize) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) World's longest poisonous snake, the King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Rhinoceros viper (Bitis gabonica rhinoceros) Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai (Thailand) Coral snake King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai (Thailand) Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Fer-de-lance (Belize) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) Taylor's cantil (Agkistrodon taylori) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Fer-de-lance (Belize) Eyelash viper (Costa Rica) Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), the largest of the true vipers Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) in captivity Fer-de-lance snake Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel (Belize) Venemous Bothrops mattogrossensis snake (Brazil) Eyelash viper (Costa Rica) Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) or cascabel (Belize) Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Costa Rica) Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor) Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) Tree viper King cobra crossing a road in Khao Yai (Thailand) Tree viper Tree viper Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) poisonous snakes: Page 1