Pictures of snakes [last update 2013-05-01]

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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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Boa constrictor (known as wowla in Belizean - local name) Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) Brown leaf litter snake Salmon-bellied Snake (Mastigodryas melanolomus) Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Langaha madagascariensis (male) snake Madagascar Night Snake (Madagascarophis colubrinus) Giant Madagascan Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) grabbing a bat in flight and eating it Green bush viper (Atheris species) Emerald Boa False coral snake Cat-eyed Snake (Madagascarophis colubrinus) Boa constrictor in defensive mode Juvenile African puff adder (Bitis arietans) Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) eating a frog Anaconda with tongue extended Boa constrictor in Bocas del Toro Brown snake with dark brown markings Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper) Brown snake with dark brown markings Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) Red-tailed Green Rat Snake (Gonyosoma oxycephela) Oriental vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Brown Vine Snake Emerald Boa Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) Painted Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) in a tree Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) Boa in kitchen Green bush viper (Atheris species) in Kibale Forest Green tree python (Morelia viridis) Boa constrictor in defensive mode Emerald Boa Green Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) Blunt-headed tree snake (Imantodes lentiferus) Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Tree Snake; Thailand Reticulated python, the world's longest snake Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Green Elegant Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) vine snake in Malaysia Green Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Madagascarophis colubrinus Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) Green anaconda near a river edge in the Amazon Red-tailed Green Rat Snake (Gonyosoma oxycephela) Turquoise Madagascar tree boa (Boa manditra) Yellow-bellied sea snake; Costa Rica Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper) viper Snake Green tree python Jade Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) False coral snake (Anilius scytale) Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake Oriental Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Cave Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) swallowing a bat Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Colombia Coral snake Green tree python Yellow form (with brown and white markings) of the green tree python (Morelia viridis) Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Snake King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Giant Madagascan Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) Close up of the Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus); the world's longest snake Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) Tree viper South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) Anaconda Yellow-bellied sea snake; Costa Rica Elegant Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) snake in a tree Dromicodryas bernieri snakes Orange eyelash viper Snake eating frog Oriental Whipsnake (Ahaetulla prasina) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Jerdon's pit viper (Trimeresurus jerdonii) Brown snake with dark brown markings Taylor's cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori) Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Painted Bronzeback Gmelin snake swallowing a frog Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Vine snake Guiana rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) in the Amazon rain forest Red-tailed Green Ratsnake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) Emerald Boa Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) Western Aquatic Garter Snake (Thamnophis Couchii) Madagascar Yellow-striped Water Snake (Bibilava or Liopholidophis lateralis) Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Painted Bronzeback Gmelin (Dendrelaphis pictus) snake eating a frog Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) Bushmaster (Lachesis sp.); South American rattlesnake Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) Banded snake Elegant Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) tree snake in Malaysia Cave Dwelling Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi) Mass of snakes (Dromicodryas bernieri) Red and green eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) Male Langaha madagascariensis snake Jerdon's pit viper (Trimeresurus jerdonii) Macaque monkey watching a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) cross a road Boa; Costa Rica Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) Painted Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Jerdon's pit viper (Trimeresurus jerdonii) snakes: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5