First aid

Species

All 4,249 recognised snake species are listed below. 57 have full profiles so far, 37 of them medically significant.

    Full profiles

    Venom status, identification and first aid, with every fact sourced. Dangerous snakes first.

    57 species

    Checklist

    All 4,249 snake species

    Every species The Reptile Database accepts, with its names, family and range. Only 57 have full profiles so far, so venom isn’t shown for the rest. If you can’t identify a snake, treat it as dangerous.

    4,249 species

      Source: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, version 2026-06, via the Catalogue of Life (COL26.9). CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 8 October 2026. Ranges are quoted as published. In 430 of them the source text breaks off mid-list; those end in “…” and may be incomplete, so check The Reptile Database for the full range.

      Try “krait”, “cobra” or Naja. Typos are fine.