Naja naja

The Indian cobra is one of the most culturally significant and medically important venomous snakes in the world, responsible for thousands of snakebite deaths annually…

Ophiophagus hannah

The king cobra is the world’s longest venomous snake, capable of reaching 5.5 meters and delivering enough venom in a single bite to kill an…

Dendroaspis polylepis

The black mamba is arguably the world’s most feared snake — not for being the most venomous, but for the unique combination of speed, aggression…

Dendroaspis angusticeps

The eastern green mamba is a slender, brilliantly colored arboreal snake inhabiting coastal forests and thickets of eastern Africa from Kenya to South Africa. One…

Bungarus caeruleus

The common krait is one of the ‘Big Four’ venomous snakes responsible for the vast majority of snakebite deaths in South Asia. A slender, nocturnal…

Hydrophis platurus

The yellow-bellied sea snake has the widest natural range of any snake species, found across the entire tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is the…

Micrurus fulvius

The eastern coral snake is one of North America’s most venomous serpents, a member of the elapid family that includes cobras and mambas. Its vivid…