People often feel threatened when seeing a snake because in their mind, snake is one of the most dangerous animals and can kill hundreds of people every year, even they consider it as the ugly species. However, there are many beautiful and colorful snakes appearing around our life.
Emerald Tree Boa
An emerald tree boa is a stunning sight with two varieties, the Suriname and the Amazon. Both are yellow-green with white spots. The skin looks something like fresh leaves spotted with bird droppings. Occasionally, there are yellow spots, too. The emerald tree boa has a reputation for being a hard snake to keep in captivity. The babies are red and turn green as they mature. Adults grow to about 6 feet or 1.8 m in length. It has highly developed front teeth that are likely proportionately larger than those of any other non-venomous snake.
Emerald Tree Boa
Brazilian Rainbow Boa
The Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria chenchria) is just one of the 9n subspecies of rainbow boas, but it is the most common one found in the pet trade. It is a medium sized snake rarely getting longer than seven feet. Colors vary for the different subspecies, but the Brazilian is often orange with black rimmed circles along its back.
Brazilian Rainbow Boa
Albino Burmese Python
Burmese Python or Python molurus bivittatus, is the largest subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6th largest snakes in the world. This snake is native to rain forest areas of Southeast Asia. The Burmese python average growing up to 5.5 meters (18 ft) and weighing up to 71 kilograms (160 lb). It continues to grow throughout its life
Albino Burmese Python
Nelson's Milksnake
Nelson's Milksnake or Lampropeltis triangulum, awesome-looking snake, is a type of the king snake found in Mexico to the Pacific Coast. It is similar in size to other king snake, averaging 42 inches long (107 cm).
Nelson's Milksnake
Mexican Milk Snake
Mexican Milk Snake, orLampropeltis triangulum annulata, is a species of milk snake native primarily to northeastern Mexico but it can be found as far north as the US, in southwestern Texas.
Mexican Milk Snake
Red Rat Snake
Red Rat Snake, also called Elaphe guttata, is the beautifully and brightly colored snake. It is found in North America. The adult size is 1.2 to 1.8 meters (3.9 to 5.9 ft). In the wild, they usually live around 15-20 years, but may live as long as 23 years in captivity
Red Rat Snake
Morelia spilota
This species is a large snake found in Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea. Its subspecies are commonly named the Carpet and Diamond pythons.
Morelia spilota
Iridescent Shieldtail
Iridescent Shieldtail, also named Two-lined Black Shieldtail or Melanophidium bilineatum, is found in South India. This species is seen at an elevation of about 5,000 feet.
Iridescent Shieldtail
Bitis nasicornis
Bitis nasicornis, known for its striking color pattern and prominent horns, is a venomous snake. It is found in Central Africa with 72 cm to 107 cm length.
Bitis nasicornis
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