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Every reptile, amphibian, arachnid and isopod species with recorded captive observations, grouped by kind and family. Find the animal you keep, then check it against our shipping policy in one click.
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Colubrids & other snakes
595 species
| Species | Category | Family | Species policy | Captive records | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red CornsnakePantherophis guttatusPopular | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 1,618 | Check shipping → |
 Plains Hognose SnakeHeterodon nasicusPopularPhoto CC BY: (c) Peter Paplanus, some rights reserved (CC BY) | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 293 | Check shipping → |
Eastern MilksnakeLampropeltis triangulumPopular | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 176 | Check shipping → |
California King SnakeLampropeltis californiae | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 501 | Check shipping → |
Gopher SnakePituophis catenifer | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 365 | Check shipping → |
Central RatsnakePantherophis alleghaniensis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 270 | Check shipping → |
Common Garter SnakeThamnophis sirtalis | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 238 | Check shipping → |
Eastern KingsnakeLampropeltis getula | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 215 | Check shipping → |
Common WatersnakeNerodia sipedon | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 150 | Check shipping → |
Western RatsnakePantherophis obsoletus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 138 | Check shipping → |
Chicken SnakeSpilotes pullatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 138 | Check shipping → |
Pine SnakePituophis melanoleucus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 128 | Check shipping → |
Beauty RatsnakeElaphe taeniura | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 126 | Check shipping → |
West Mexican MilksnakeLampropeltis polyzona | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 125 | Check shipping → |
Eastern RatsnakePantherophis quadrivittatus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 124 | Check shipping → |
Red-tailed Green RatsnakeGonyosoma oxycephalum | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 113 | Check shipping → |
Eastern Indigo SnakeDrymarchon couperi | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 99 | Check shipping → |
Desert KingsnakeLampropeltis splendida | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 93 | Check shipping → |
Green Vine SnakeOxybelis fulgidus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 82 | Check shipping → |
Rhino Rat SnakeGonyosoma boulengeri | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 81 | Check shipping → |
Central American MilksnakeLampropeltis abnorma | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 80 | Check shipping → |
 Oriental Rat SnakePtyas mucosaPhoto CC BY-SA: (c) Arun Kumar Thyadi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 80 | Check shipping → |
Great Plains RatsnakePantherophis emoryi | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 74 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Bull SnakePituophis deppei | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 71 | Check shipping → |
Central American Indigo SnakeDrymarchon melanurus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 70 | Check shipping → |
 Eastern Hognose SnakeHeterodon platirhinosPhoto CC BY: (c) evangrimes, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by evangrimes | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 66 | Check shipping → |
 grass snakeNatrix natrixPhoto CC BY-SA: (c) Andreas Eichler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 63 | Check shipping → |
Rough GreensnakeOpheodrys aestivus | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 63 | Check shipping → |
DeKay's BrownsnakeStoreria dekayi | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 63 | Check shipping → |
Speckled KingsnakeLampropeltis holbrooki | Colubrids & other snakes | Colubridae | Class default: allowed | 60 | Check shipping → |
About this catalogue
Where the list comes from
Species-level taxa with at least one iNaturalist observation marked captive, refreshed periodically. “Captive records” counts observations, not animals traded, and includes zoo collections.
How it's organized
Each species is placed in a group and category from its taxonomic order and family. Our operations team reviews names, handling notes and categories over time.
Photos
Shown only when the photographer licensed the image CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, with attribution. Other species show an illustration.