16 Most Beautiful Snakes In The World

Emerald Green Pit Viper

Snakes are reptiles and there are more than 2900 species of snakes known across the world. Snakes are also cold-blooded creatures which means they adjust their internal temperature adjusts to the climate they are in. It has been seen that snakes lie in the sun to raise their body temperature and when it’s too hot they used to go in the shade to cool down themselves. All snake species sin winter deserts, ponds, rivers, forests, oceans, streams and lakes. the season goes in hibernation to avoid the cold temperatures. Here is the list of all beautiful snakes in the world,

Most Beautiful Snakes

1.Blue racer Snake

Blue racer is one of the beautiful snakes also known as Coluber constrictor foxii is a nonvenomous snake that is mostly seen in the open and semi-open habitats, savanna, old field shoreline, and edge habitats. The snake species was last seen in Ontario in 1983 on Pelee Island Ontario, the blue racer is restricted to the eastern two-thirds of the island. Talking about the appearance, it has ventral scales that are visible in dull grey to brilliant blue lateral and even pale brown to dark grey dorsum. Also, they have a black mask along with relatively large eyes along brownish-orange rostral scales (snouts).

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BLUE RACER SNAKE

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2.Green tree python

Green tree python belongs to the family Pythonidae and native to New Guinea and some islands of Indonesia, and the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. One of the beautiful snake species was first described by Hermann Schlegel in 1872, it was known for many years as Chondropython Viridis. It can grow upto 2 m (6.6 ft) and a weight of 1.6 kg (3.5 lb) where females are larger and even heavier than male species. Green tree python prefers living in trees and loves to feed on small reptiles and mammals. It is also one of the popular pets and because of this suffered from large-scale smuggling of wild-caught green tree pythons in Indonesia.

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GREEN TREE PYTHON

3.Brazilian Rainbow Boa

Brazilian Rainbow Boa saw in the regions of the Amazon basin of Brazil, French Guiana, Southern Venezuela, French Guiana, coastal Guyana and Suriname. It can grow upto a length of 5-7 feet long and can be seen in various colors such as deep red and bright orange. It comes under medium-sized snakes that can grow upto 4 to 6 feet in length and weighs approximately 2 or 3 lbs. Talking about the appearance, It has beautiful iridescent skin and hence it is listed as one of the beautiful snakes in the world. The avarage lifespan of snake species is up to 30 years. The gestation period of the species last about 10 months.

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BRAZILIAN RAINBOW BOA

4.Eastern Coral Snake

The eastern coral snake is mostly seen in the regions of sandy and marshy areas of southeastern United States. It is one of the closest relatives of the cobra, mamba, and sea snake. It can grow upto 2 feet (0.6 meters) in total length and it loves to spend its lives inside the underground hole or leaf piles. The species known for its bright coloured patterned bodies fixed fangs that makes it one of the beautiful snakes in the world. The species generally feed on frogs, lizards, smaller snakes and even sometimes other coral snakes. The baby snake emerges as 7 inches long from the egg.

EASTERN CORAL SNAKE

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5.The Iridescent Shieldtail

The Iridescent Shieldtail is also known as a two-lined black Shieldtail mostly seen in the Western Ghats of southern India. The species was first described by Richard Henry Beddome and presented at the summit of the Periya peak in Wayanad. It is listed as one of the most colourful snakes in the world and can be seen in the mountains of India. There is less information about the species available in the wild and scientifically known as Melanophidium bilineatum.

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THE IRIDESCENT SHIELDTAIL

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6.Amelanistic Burmese Python

Amelanistic Burmese Python mostly seen near the trees and waters. The snake species belongs to the family Pythonidae and genus Python. This is the largest species of the Indian Python and one of the six largest snakes in the world. It is mostly seen in the regions of Nepal, Western Bhutan, Southeast Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, northern continental Malaysia, Southern China and in Indonesia on Java, Southern Sulawesi, Bali, and Sumbawa. The nocturnal rainforest dwellers and are known to be excellent swimmers. Burmese pythons spend the majority of their time hidden in the underbrush.

AMELANISTIC BURMESE PYTHON

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7.Texas rat snake

Texas rat snake is mostly seen in the regions of the United States, primarily within the state of Texas; however, they can also be seen in the regions of Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. It belongs to the subspecies of rat snakes and was first described by the German-American naturalist Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer, who collected the first specimen in New Braunfels, Texas. Talking about the appearance, they are typically yellow or tan, with brown to olive-green, irregular blotching from head to tail. One of the beautiful snakes in the world can grow upto lengths of 4-5 ft.

TEXAS RAT SNAKE

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8.Emerald tree boa

Emerald tree boa knew as Corallus caninus mostly seen in the regions of the rainforests of South America. The non-venomous snake loves to thrive in the areas and wetlands of the tropical rainforest. It can grow upto 2 meters in length and considered as one of the beautiful snakes in the world. It can grow upto 6 feet (1.8 m) in length and has highly developed front teeth compared to another non-venomous snake. It can be seen in multiple colour combinations such as red-brown, orange or yellow and hence listed as one of the most beautiful snakes in the world.

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Emerald tree boa

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9.Eastern indigo snake

Eastern indigo snake scientifically known as Drymarchon couperi is a non-venomous snake that belongs to the family Colubridae. The snake species is native to the eastern United States and also listed as the longest native snake species in the U.S. Talking about the appearance, they have a shiny bluish-black coloured snake and hence listed as one of the most beautiful snakes in the world. The mature male species can grow upto 1.2–2.36 m and weighs approximately 0.72–4.5 kg. The species was first described by John Edwards Holbrook in 1842. The eastern indigo snake has a number of common names including indigo, blue indigo snake, black snake, blue gopher snake, and blue bull snake.

INDIGO EASTERN RAT SNAKE

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10.Honduran milk snake

Honduran milk snake scientifically known as the Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis is a nonvenomous snake reaching a length of 5 feet. One of the beautiful snakes known for its distinct rings or bands of black and yellow. The species is endemic to North and South America. As of now, 24 known subspecies of Milk Snake are known and they are most visible in the sub-tropical rainforest and grassland. The base colour of the species is red along with distinct rings or bands of black and yellow. The avarage lifespan of the snake species is 15 years while in captivity.

HONDURAN MILK SNAKE

11.Blue Malaysian Coral Snake

Blue Malaysian Coral Snake scientifically known as Calliophis virgates is one of the beautiful snakes that belong to the family Elapidae. It is also known as a blue coral snake native to Southeast Asia. It is mostly seen in the regions of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Burma. It prefers an elevation of 100 to 1100 meters. Blue Malaysian Coral Snake has three subspecies virgates, Claviceps and tetrataenia. It preys on other snakes and when threatened it flees.

Blue Malaysian Coral Snake

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12.Emerald Green Pit Viper

Emerald Green Pit Viper is the name given to the venomous snakes in the world. There are four subspecies of snake species namely, Trimeresurus albolabris which is native to southeastern Asia from India to China and Indonesia. The second one is Trimeresurus macrops which is native to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. The third one is Trimeresurus trigonocephaly which is endemic to Sri Lanka and the last one is Trimeresurus Salazar which is native to India and is named after Salazar Slytherin of the Harry Potter fantasy literature series.

Emerald Green Pit Viper

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13.Northern Scarlet Snake

Northern Scarlet Snake scientifically known as Cemophora cocaine is one of the non-venomous beautiful snakes that belong to the family Colubridae. The snake species is native to the southeastern United States and as of now two subspecies has been recognized. Texas scarlet snake is one of the previous subspecies of Northern Scarlet Snake. The species can grow to the total length of 14-26 inches (36–66 cm) at the adult size and the unique dorsal pattern consists of the light grey ground colour. The species is nocturnal and active only during the summer months.

Northern Scarlet Snake

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14.King Cobra

King Cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world that can grow upto 10 and 13 feet long, however, the largest ever recorded species was from modern-day Malaysia living at the London Zoo in the mid-20th century. It has grown to 18 feet, 9 inches long. King Cobras are one of the beautiful snakes that are not exactly true cobras and it is a sole member of the genus Ophiophagus. When threatened they used to spread their hoods to make themselves look bigger and raise its head as high as 6 Ft from the ground.

King Cobra

15.Woma python

Woma python is also known as Ramsay’s python or the sand python or simply the woman is one of the beautiful snake species that belongs to the family Pythonidae. It is native to Australia and mostly seen in Western Australia. The snake species is critically endangered in many regions of Australia. It was first described by William John Macleay in 1882 as Aspidiotes Ramsay.

Woma python

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16.Eastern Corn Snake

Eastern Corn Snake was also known as a corn snake, red rat snake or chicken snake is one of the beautiful snakes that belong to the family Colubridae. Talking about the appearance, it is orange and yellow with large red splotches on the back along with a white and black checkered belly. It can grow upto 75-120 cm in length and usually feeds on small mammals, eggs, and birds. The avarage lifespan of the species is Up to 23 years in the wild. The snake species mostly seen in Florida and the southeastern United States, from southern New Jersey to Louisiana and thrives in wooded groves, rocky hills, meadows, barns, and abandoned houses.It is also listed as one of the beautiful animals with spots.

Eastern Corn Snake

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