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Scientific Names
VENOMOUS SNAKES:
Alphabetical listing by scientific names
(Adapted from: Snake Venom Poisoning, pages 15-20,
by Dr. Findlay E. Russell.
New York: Scholium International, Inc., 1983)
Vipers
Adders (see also Asps and Vipers)
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Atractaspis bibronii
Atractaspis congica
Bitis arietans
Bitis atropos
Bitis caudalis
Bitis cornuta
Bitis gabonica
Bitis inornata
Bitis peringuey
Causus depfilppi
Causus lichtensteinii
Causus rhombeatus
Vipera berus
Vipera kaznakovi
Vipera lebetina
Vipera superciliaris
Vipera ursinii |
Bribron's burrowing adder
Congo burrowing adder
Puff adder
Berg adder
Horned puff adder
Horned adder
Gaboon adder
Cape puff adder
Peringuey's adder
Snouted night adder
Lichtenstein night adder
Common night adder
European or cross adder
Caucasus adder
Desert adder
African lowland adder
Meadow adder |
Asps (see also Adders and Vipers)
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Cerastes vipera
Vipera aspis |
Cleopatra's asp
European asp |
Vipers (see also Adders and Asps)
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Atheris species
Atractaspis species
Bitis gabonica
Bitis naricornis
Bothrops nasutus
Bothrops nummifer
Bothrops schlegelii
Cerastes cerastes
Cerastes vipera
Echis carinatus
Echis coloratus
Pseudocerastes persicus
Vipera ammodytes
Vipera aspis
Vipera berus
Vipera latasti
Vipera lebetina
Vipera russelli
Vipera ursinii
Vipera xanthina
Vipera xanthina palaestinae
Vipera xanthina xanthina |
African bush vipers
Mole vipers
Gaboon viper
Rhinoceros viper
Hognose viper
Jumping viper
Eyelash viper
Horned viper
Sahara sand viper
Saw-scaled viper
Saw-scaled/Arabian viper
Palestine/Persian horned viper
Long-nosed viper
Asp viper
European viper
Lataste's/snub-nosed viper
Levantine viper
Russell's viper
Orsini's viper
Near East viper
Palestine viper
Turkish viper |
Pit vipers
American
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Agkistrodon bilineatus
bilineatus
Agkistrodon bilineatus taylori
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
Agkistrodon contortrix mokeson
Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster
Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster
Agistrodon piscivorus conanti
Agistrodon piscivorus piscivorus
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma |
Common cantil
Taylor's cantil
Southern copperhead
Broad-banded copperhead
Northern copperhead
Osage copperhead
Trans-Pecos copperhead
Florida cottonmouth
Eastern cottonmouth
Western cottonmouth |
Asian
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Agkistrodon acutus
Agkistrodon halys
Agkistrodon hypnale
Agkistrodon rhodostoma |
Hundred-pace snake
Mamushi (Japan & Korea)
Hump-nosed viper
Malayan pit viper |
American Lanceheads
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Bothrops alternatus
Bothrops alticola
Bothrops andianus
Bothrops asper
Bothrops atrox
Bothrops barbouri
Bothrops barnetti
Bothrops bicolor
Bothrops bilineatus bilineatus
Bothrops brazili
Bothrops caribbeaus
Bothrops cotiara
Bothrops dunni
Bothrops fonsecai
Bothrops godmanni
Bothrops insularis
Bothrops jararaca
Bothrops jararacussu
Bothrops lanceolatus
Bothrops lansbergii
Bothrops lateralis
Bothrops melanurus
Bothrops nasutus
Bothrops neuwiedi
Bothrops nigroviridis nigroviridis
Bothrops nummifier
Bothrops orphryomegas
Bothrops peruvianis
Bothrops pirajai
Bothrops schlegelii
Bothrops yucatannicus |
Urutu or Yarara Parker's pit
viper
Andean pit viper
Terciopelo*
Barba amarilla*
Caissaca*
Barbour's pit viper
Barnett's pit viper
Bocourt's pit viper
Amazonian tree-viper
Brazil's pit viper
St. Lucia pit viper
Cotiara
Dunn's pit viper
Fonseca's pit viper
Godmann's pit viper
Island jararaca
Jararaca
Jararacussu
Fer-de-lance
Lansberg's hog nose viper
Yellow-lined pit viper
Black-tailed pit viper
Hog-nosed pit viper
Jararaca pintada or Wied's lance-head
Black spotted pit viper
Jumping viper
Western hog-nosed pit viper
Peruvian pit viper
Piraja's pit viper, Jararacucu
Eyelash viper
Yucatan pit viper |
Rattlesnakes
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Crotalus adamanteus
Crotalus atrox
Crotalus basiliscus basiliscus
Crotalus basiliscus oaxacus
Crotalus catalinensis
Crotalus cerastes cerastes
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
Crotalus durissus durissus
Crotalus durissus culminatus
Crotalus durissus terrificus
Crotalus durissus totonacus
Crotalus enyo enyo
Crotalus enyo cerralvensis
Crotalus enyo furvus
Crotalus exsul
Crotalus horridus horridus
Crotalus horridus atricaudatus
Crotalus intermedius intermedius
Crotalus lepidus lepidus
Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Crotalus lepidus morulus
Crotalus mitchelli mitchelli
Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus
Crotalus mitchelli stephensi
Crotalus molossus molossus
Crotalus molussus nigrescens
Crotalus polystictus
Crotalus pricei pricei
Crotalus ruber ruber
Crotalus ruber lucasensis
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
Crotalus scutulatus salvini
Crotalus stejnegeri
Crotalus tigris
Crotalus tortugensis
Crotalus unicolor
Crotalus vegrandis
Crotalus viridis abyssus
Crotalus viridis caliginis
Crotalus viridis cerberus
Crotalus viridis decolor
Crotalus viridis helleri
Crotalus viridis lutosus
Crotalus viridis nuntius
Crotalus viridis oreganus
Crotalus viridis viridis
Crotalus willardi willardi
Crotalus willardi silus
Sistrurus catenatus catenatus
Sistrurus catenatus edwardsi
Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
Sistrurus ravus |
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Western diamondback rattlesnake
Mexican west-coast rattlesnake
Oaxacan rattlesnake
Santa Catalina Island or rattleless rattlesnake
Mojave Desert sidewinder
Sonoran Desert sidewinder
Colorado Desert sidewinder
Central American rattlesnake
Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake
South American rattlesnake
Totonacan rattlesnake
Lower California rattlesnake
Cerralvo Island rattlesnake
Rosario rattlesnake
Cedros Island diamond rattlesnake
Timber rattlesnake
Canebrake rattlesnake
Totalcan small-headed rattlesnake
Mottled rock rattlesnake
Banded rock rattlesnake
Tamaulipan rock rattlesnake
C San Lucan speckled rattlesnake
Southwestern speckled rattlesnake
Panamint rattlesnake
Northern black-tailed rattlesnake
Mexican black-tailed rattlesnake
Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake
Twin-spotted rattlesnake
Red diamond rattlesnake
San Lucan diamond rattlesnake
Mojave rattlesnake
Huamantlan rattlesnake
Long-tailed rattlesnake
Tiger rattlesnake
Tortuga Island diamond rattlesnake
Aruba Island rattlesnake
Uracoan rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis abyssus Grand Canyon rattlesnake
Coronado Island rattlesnake
Arizona black rattlesnake
Midget faded rattlesnake
Southern Pacific rattlesnake
Great Basin rattlesnake
Hopi rattlesnake
Northern Pacific rattlesnake
Prairie rattlesnake
Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake
Chihuahuan ridge-nosed rattlesnake
Eastern massasauga
Desert massasauga
Western massasauga
Carolina pigmy rattlesnake
Southeastern pigmy rattlesnake
Western pigmy rattlesnake
Mexican pigmy rattlesnake |
Bushmaster
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Lachesis mutus mutus |
Bushmaster |
Asian Lanceheads
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Trimeresurus albolabris
Trimeresurus flavoviridis
Trimeresurus gramineus
Trimeresurus monticola
Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
Trimeresurus okinavensis
Trimeresurus popeorum
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
Trimeresurus stejnegeri
Trimeresurus wagleri |
White-lipped tree viper
Habu
Green tree viper
Chinese mountain viper
Chinese habu
Himehabu
Pope's tree viper
Mangrove pit viper
Chinese green tree viper
Wagler's pit viper |
Elapids
Coral Snakes
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Calliophis species
Micruroides euryxanthus
Micrurus frontalis
Micrurus fulvius fulvius
Micrurus fulvius tenere |
Oriental coral snake
Sonoran coral snake
Brazilian coral snake
Eastern coral snake
Texas coral snake |
Cobras
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Boulengerina species
Hemachatus haemachatus
Naja anchietae
Naja haje
Naja melanoleuca
Naja naja atra
Naja naja kaouthia
Naja naja naja
Naja naja oxiana
Naja naja phillipinensis
Naja naja sputatrix
Naja nigricollis
Naja nivea
Ophiophagus hannah
Paranaja multifasciata
Pseudohaje species
Pseudohaje goldii
Walterinnesia aegyptia |
Water cobras
Ringhals
Anchita's cobra
Egyptian or brown cobra
Forest or black cobra
Taiwan or Chinese cobra
Monocellate cobra
Indian cobra or Cobra de Capello
Central Asian cobra
Philippine cobra
Malayan cobra
Spitting cobra
Cape or yellow cobra
King cobra
Burrowing cobra
Tree cobras
Gold's tree cobra
Desert blacksnake/cobra |
Other Elapids
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Bungarus caeruleus
Bungarus candidus
Bungarus fasciatus
Bungarus flaviceps
Bungarus multicinctus
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Dendroaspis jamesoni jamesoni
Dendroaspis jamesoni kaimosae
Dendroaspis polylepsis
Dendroaspis viridis
Elaps lacteus
Elapsoidea sundervallii |
Blue krait
Malayan krait
Banded krait
Red-headed krait
Formosan krait
Eastern green mamba
Jameson's mamba
E African Jameson's mamba
Black mamba
Western green mamba
Dwarf garter snake
African garter snake |
Australian and Pacific Elapids
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Acanthophis antarcticus antarcticus
Acanthophis antarcticul laevis
Acanthophis pyrrhus
Austrelaps superba
Demansia psammophis
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Notechis ater ater
Notechis ater humphreysi
Notechis ater niger
Notechis ater occidentalis
Notechis ater serventyi
Notechis scutatus
Notechis scutatus scutatus
Oxyuranus microlepidotus
Oxyuranus scutellatus canni
Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus
Pseudechis australis
Pseudechis papuanus
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Pseudonaja textilis
Tropidechis carinatus |
Common death adder
Eastern death adder
Desert death adder
Copperhead
Spotted-headed snake
Broad-headed snake
Krefft's tiger snake
King Island tiger snake
Peninsula/Southern tiger snake
Western Australian tiger snake
Chappell Island tiger snake
Tiger snake
Australian/Common tiger snake
Inland taipan
Papuan taipan
Australian/Common taipan
King brown/Mulga snake
Papuan black snake
Red-bellied black snake
Eastern brown snake
Rough-scaled snake |
Colubrids
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Dispholidus typhus |
Boomslang |
Thelotornis kirtlandii |
Bird snake |
Sea Snakes
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Aipysurus laevis
Astrotia stokesii
Enhydrina schistosa
Hydrophis cyanocinctus
Hydrophis fasciatus
Hydrophis gracilis
Hydrophis ornatus
Hydrophis spiralis
Lapemis hardwickii
Laticauda colubrina
Pelamis platurus |
Olive-brown sea snake
Stokes's sea snake
Beaked sea snake
Annulated sea snake
Banded small-headed sea snake
Graceful small-headed sea snake
Reef sea snake
Yellow sea snake
Hardwicke's sea snake
Yellow-lipped sea krait
Pelagic sea snake |
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