Colubridae

Colubridae

The largest group of snakes worldwide. In this family there are species that are rear-fanged; however, most are completely harmless to man. They have a venom-producing gland and enlarged, grooved rear fangs that allow venom to flow into the wound. The inefficient venom apparatus and the specialized venom is effective on cold-blooded animals (such as frogs and lizards) but not considered a threat to human life. The boomslang and the twig snake of Africa have, however, caused human deaths.

Viperidae Common adder   Long-nosed adder   Gaboon viper   Levant viper   Horned desert viper   McMahon's viper   Mole viper   Palestinian viper   Puff adder   Rhinoceros viper   Russell's viper   Sand viper   Saw-scaled viper   Ursini's viper Elapidae Australian copperhead   Common cobra   Coral snake   Death adder   Egyptian cobra   Green mamba   King cobra   Krait   Taipan   Tiger snake	Crotalidae American copperhead   Boomslang   Bush viper   Bushmaster   Cottonmouth   Eastern diamondback rattlesnake   Eyelash pit viper   Fer-de-lance   Green tree pit viper   Habu pit viper   Jumping viper   Malayan pit viper   Mojave rattlesnake   Pallas' viper   Tropical rattlesnake   Wagler's pit viper   Western diamondback rattlesnake Hydrophiidae Banded sea snake   Yellow-bellied sea snake

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Snake Families:   - Colubridae   - Crotalidae   - Elapidae   - Viperidae   POISONOUS SNAKES OF THE AMERICAS:   - American copperhead   - Bushmaster   - Coral snake   - Cottonmouth   - Eastern diamondback rattlesnake   - Eyelash pit viper   - Fer-de-lance   - Jumping viper   - Mojave rattlesnake   - Tropical rattlesnake   - Western diamondback rattlesnake   POISONOUS SNAKES OF EUROPE:   - Common adder   - Long-nosed adder   - Pallas' viper   - Ursini's viper   POISONOUS SNAKES OF AFRICA AND ASIA:   - Boomslang   - Bush viper   - Common cobra   - Egyptian cobra   - Gaboon viper   - Green mamba   - Green tree pit viper   - Habu pit viper   - Horned desert viper   - King cobra   - Krait   - Levant viper   - Malayan pit viper   - McMahon's viper   - Mole viper or burrowing vipe   - Palestinian viper   - Puff adder   - Rhinoceros viper or river jack   - Russell's viper   - Sand viper   - Saw-scaled viper   - Wagler's pit viper or temple viper   POISONOUS SNAKES OF AUSTRALASIA:   - Australian copperhead   - Death adder   - Taipan   - Tiger snake   POISONOUS SEA SNAKES:   - Banded sea snake   - Yellow-bellied sea snake   POISONOUS LIZARDS:   - Gila monster   - Mexican beaded lizard