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Category: Elapids
King Cobra
The world's longest venomous snake, with a narrow hood and intelligence, feeding mainly on other snakes.
Indian Cobra
A classic cobra with a spectacles-shaped hood mark, one of India's 'big four' venomous snakes.
Chinese Cobra
A cobra with a broad hood, found in southern China and Southeast Asia, dangerously venomous.
Egyptian Cobra
A large cobra of North Africa, brown to black, iconic in ancient Egyptian symbolism.
Mozambique Spitting Cobra
A cobra that sprays venom from its fangs at the eyes of predators, pale brown with dark throat.
Black Mamba
Africa's longest venomous snake, fast and highly toxic, gray to brown inside a black mouth.
Green Mamba
A vivid green arboreal mamba of West Africa, agile and dangerously venomous.
Common Krait
A glossy black snake with pale bands, highly venomous, active at night.
Banded Krait
A black-and-yellow banded krait of Asia, calm but venomous, feeding on other snakes.
Many-banded Krait
A distinctly banded krait of southern China, highly venomous and nocturnal.
Eastern Coral Snake
A venomous snake with red, yellow and black bands, secretive burrower in US forests.
Inland Taipan
The most venomous land snake in the world, pale brown, living in arid central Australia.
Coastal Taipan
A large, highly venomous Australian elapid, dark brown, found along the coast.
Eastern Brown Snake
Australia's second most venomous snake, slender and fast, variable brown color.
Tiger Snake
A banded, highly venomous snake of southern Australia, variable color.
Red-bellied Black Snake
A glossy black snake with a red belly, common in eastern Australia, venomous.
Death Adder
A short, thick venomous viper-like elapid with a broad head, lying camouflaged on the ground.
Blue-banded Sea Krait
A marine krait with bold black-and-blue bands, highly venomous, amphibious on reefs.
Olive Sea Snake
A fully marine venomous sea snake with a paddle-shaped tail, found in warm oceans.
