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Every reptile, amphibian, arachnid and isopod species with recorded captive observations, grouped by kind and family. Find the animal you keep, then check it against our shipping policy in one click.
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Colubrids & other snakes
595 species
| Species | Category | Family | Species policy | Captive records | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Rufous Beaked SnakeRhamphiophis rostratus | Colubrids & other snakes | Psammophiidae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Longtail Alpine Garter SnakeThamnophis scalaris | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Short-tail Alpine Garter SnakeThamnophis scaliger | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
 Western Lyre SnakeTrimorphodon biscutatusPhoto CC BY: (c) Jorge Armín Escalante-Pasos, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jorge Armín Escalante-Pasos | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
California LyresnakeTrimorphodon lyrophanes | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Sinaloan LyresnakeTrimorphodon paucimaculatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Banded Hognose SnakeXenodon pulcher | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 6 | Check shipping → |
Glossy SnakeArizona elegans | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Brown SipoChironius fuscus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Black-striped SnakeConiophanes imperialis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Coast Night SnakeHypsiglena ochrorhynchus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
San Luis Potosi Mountain KingsnakeLampropeltis mexicana | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Aurora House SnakeLamprophis aurora | Colubrids & other snakes | Lamprophiidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Pacific Coast Parrot SnakeLeptophis diplotropis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Red-banded SnakeLycodon rufozonatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
 Moila SnakeMalpolon moilensisPhoto CC0: no rights reserved, uploaded by Marius Burger | Colubrids & other snakes | Psammophiidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Ringneck Coffee SnakeNinia diademata | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
brown vine snakeOxybelis aeneus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Köhler’s Vine SnakeOxybelis koehleri | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Paraguay Green RacerPhilodryas nattereri | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
 Eastern Green SnakePhilothamnus natalensisPhoto CC BY: (c) Nick Schaller, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nick Schaller | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Western Natal Green SnakePhilothamnus occidentalis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
 Olive Whip SnakePsammophis mossambicusPhoto CC BY: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) | Colubrids & other snakes | Psammophiidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Speckled Sand RacerPsammophis punctulatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Psammophiidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Texas Blind SnakeRena dulcis | Colubrids & other snakes | Leptotyphlopidae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Chinese Tiger KeelbackRhabdophis lateralis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Mojave Shovelnose SnakeSonora occipitalis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Blood SnakeStenorrhina freminvillei | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Brown SnakeStoreria storerioides | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Cat SnakeTelescopus fallax | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
About this catalogue
Where the list comes from
Species-level taxa with at least one iNaturalist observation marked captive, refreshed periodically. “Captive records” counts observations, not animals traded, and includes zoo collections.
How it's organized
Each species is placed in a group and category from its taxonomic order and family. Our operations team reviews names, handling notes and categories over time.
Photos
Shown only when the photographer licensed the image CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, with attribution. Other species show an illustration.