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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Two-striped Garter SnakeThamnophis hammondii | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Lined SnakeTropidoclonion lineatum | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Smooth EarthsnakeVirginia valeriae | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
South American Hognose SnakeXenodon dorbignyi | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Wagler's SnakeXenodon merremii | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 5 | Check shipping → |
Günther's Rough-sided SnakeAspidura guentheri | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Thickhead Ground SnakeAtractus crassicaudatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Kelung Cat SnakeBoiga kraepelini | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
 Many-spotted Cat SnakeBoiga multomaculataPhoto CC BY: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ian Dugdale | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Red-Black Striped SnakeBothrophthalmus lineatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Lamprophiidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Southeast Asian BockadamCerberus schneiderii | Colubrids & other snakes | Homalopsidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Mountain SipoChironius monticola | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Common Green RacerChlorosoma viridissimum | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
 Central African Egg-eating SnakeDasypeltis fasciataPhoto CC BY: (c) B. Phalan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by B. Phalan | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Painted BronzebackDendrelaphis pictus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Common Bronzeback Tree SnakeDendrelaphis tristis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
East-Four-lined RatsnakeElaphe sauromates | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Black-backed SnakeErythrolamprus melanotus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Military Ground SnakeErythrolamprus miliaris | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
 Japanese Forest RatsnakeEuprepiophis conspicillatusPhoto CC BY: (c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Brazilian KeelbackHelicops infrataeniatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Southern Hognose SnakeHeterodon simus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Jack's Water SnakeHomalopsis mereljcoxi | Colubrids & other snakes | Homalopsidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Schott's WhipsnakeMasticophis schotti | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Striped WhipsnakeMasticophis taeniatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Brown WatersnakeNerodia taxispilota | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Banded kukri snakeOligodon arnensis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Thornscrub Vine SnakeOxybelis microphthalmus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Guibe's Flame SnakeOxyrhopus guibei | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Brazilian False Coral SnakeOxyrhopus trigeminus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 4 | 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.