Snakes of Vietnam

Every snakes in the Wildlife of Vietnam guide: 254 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Vipers

• Azemiops feae Azemiops feae
• Calloselasma rhodostoma Calloselasma rhodostoma
• Eastern Mountain Pit Viper Ovophis makazayazaya
• Chinese Mountain Pit Viper Ovophis monticola
• Ovophis tonkinensis Ovophis tonkinensis
• Horned Pit Viper Protobothrops cornutus
• Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
• Three Horned-scaled Pit Viper Protobothrops sieversorum
• Cardamom Mountains Green Pit Viper Trimeresurus cardamomensis
• Trimeresurus gumprechti Trimeresurus gumprechti
• Trimeresurus guoi Trimeresurus guoi
• Hon Son Pit Viper Trimeresurus honsonensis
• Trimeresurus kanburiensis Trimeresurus kanburiensis
• Trimeresurus macrops Trimeresurus macrops
• Ruby-eyed Green Pitviper Trimeresurus rubeus
• Trimeresurus truongsonensis Trimeresurus truongsonensis
• Vogel's Pit Viper Trimeresurus vogeli
• Wagler's Pit Viper Tropidolaemus wagleri
• Ovophis anitae Ovophis anitae
• Protobothrops maolanensis Protobothrops maolanensis
• Protobothrops trungkhanhensis Protobothrops trungkhanhensis
• Trimeresurus cyanolabris Trimeresurus cyanolabris
• White-lipped Pit-viper Trimeresurus albolabris
• Trimeresurus stejnegeri Trimeresurus stejnegeri
• Protobothrops jerdonii Protobothrops jerdonii
• Yunnan Bamboo Pitviper Trimeresurus yunnanensis
• Deinagkistrodon acutus Deinagkistrodon acutus

Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes

• Blunt-banded Sea Snake Hydrophis atriceps
• Bungarus bungaroides Bungarus bungaroides
• Bungarus slowinskii Bungarus slowinskii
• Speckled Coral Snake Calliophis maculiceps
• Turtleheaded Sea Snake Emydocephalus annulatus
• Greater Dusky Sea Snake Hydrophis klossi
• Belcher's Sea Snake Hydrophis belcheri
• Banded Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus
• Slender-necked Sea Snake Hydrophis melanocephalus
• Stokes's Sea Snake Hydrophis stokesii
• King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah
• Chinese Cobra Naja atra
• Brown Banded Cobra Naja fuxi
• Siamese Spitting Cobra Naja siamensis
• Ornate Sea Snake Hydrophis ornatus
• Ornate Sea Snake (Hydrophis lamberti) Hydrophis lamberti
• Yellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis
• Yellow-headed Krait Bungarus flaviceps
• Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina
• Many-banded Krait Bungarus wanghaotingi
• Annandale's Sea Snake Hydrophis annandalei
• Hydrophis anomalus Hydrophis anomalus
• Brooke's Sea Snake Hydrophis brookii
• Blue-grey Sea Snake Hydrophis caerulescens
• Hydrophis pachycercos Hydrophis pachycercos
• Smith's Small-headed Sea Snake Hydrophis parviceps
• Horned Sea Snake Hydrophis peronii
• Sinomicrurus kelloggi Sinomicrurus kelloggi
• Sinomicrurus peinani Sinomicrurus peinani
• Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus
• Malayan Krait Bungarus candidus
• Bungarus multicinctus Bungarus multicinctus
• Monocled Cobra Naja kaouthia
• MacClelland's Coral Snake Sinomicrurus macclellandi
• Beaked Sea Snake Hydrophis schistosus
• Jerdon's Sea Snake Hydrophis jerdonii
• Spine-bellied Sea Snake Hydrophis curtus
• Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Hydrophis platurus
• Hardwicke's Sea Snake Hydrophis hardwickii
• Viperine Sea Snake Hydrophis viperinus

Keelbacks & Water Snakes

• Schneider's Bockadam Cerberus schneiderii
• Enhydris subtaeniata Enhydris subtaeniata
• Tentacled Snake Erpeton tentaculatum
• Homalopsis mereljcoxi Homalopsis mereljcoxi
• Murphy's Mud Snake Hypsiscopus murphyi
• Hypsiscopus wettsteini Hypsiscopus wettsteini
• Myrrophis bennettii Myrrophis bennettii
• Chinese Water Snake Myrrophis chinensis
• Myrrophis dakkrongensis Myrrophis dakkrongensis
• Puff-faced Water Snake Homalopsis buccata
• Subsessor bocourti Subsessor bocourti
• Enhydris innominata Enhydris innominata
• Rainbow Water Snake Enhydris enhydris
• Beaded Water Snake Hypsiscopus plumbeus

Colubrid Snakes

• Rufous Burrowing Snake Achalinus rufescens
• Peters' Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus spinalis
• Achalinus tranganensis Achalinus tranganensis
• Ahaetulla fusca Ahaetulla fusca
• Ahaetulla rufusoculara Ahaetulla rufusoculara
• Bella Rat Snake Archelaphe bella
• Boiga guangxiensis Boiga guangxiensis
• Square-headed Cat Snake Boiga kraepelini
• Boiga ochracea Boiga multomaculata
• Eyed Cat Snake Boiga siamensis
• Common Malayan Racer Coelognathus flavolineatus
• Nganson Bronzeback Dendrelaphis ngansonensis
• Dendrelaphis proarchos Dendrelaphis proarchos
• Mountain Bronzeback Dendrelaphis subocularis
• Elaphe carinata Elaphe carinata
• Fimbrios klossi Fimbrios klossi
• Yellow-spotted Keelback Fowlea flavipunctata
• Checkered Keelback Fowlea piscator
• Gonyosoma coeruleum Gonyosoma coeruleum
• Two-striped Keelback Hebius bitaeniatus
• Hebius boulengeri Hebius boulengeri
• Hebius igneus Hebius igneus
• Khasi Hills Keelback Hebius khasiensis
• White-lipped Keelback Hebius leucomystax
• Pope's Keelback Hebius popei
• Cardamom Mountains Wolf Snake Lycodon cardamomensis
• Lycodon chapaensis Lycodon chapaensis
• Blanford's Bridle Snake Lycodon davisonii
• Lycodon flavozonatus Lycodon flavozonatus
• Laotian Wolf Snake Lycodon laoensis
• Lycodon pictus Lycodon pictus
• Lycodon rufozonatus Lycodon rufozonatus
• Ruhstrat's Wolf Snake Lycodon ruhstrati
• Lycodon truongi Lycodon truongi
• Mandarin Rat Snake Euprepiophis mandarinus
• Oligodon barroni Oligodon barroni
• Oligodon catenatus Oligodon catenatus
• Chinese Kukri Snake Oligodon chinensis
• Oligodon cinereus Oligodon cinereus
• Oligodon cyclurus Oligodon cyclurus
• Oligodon deuvei Oligodon deuvei
• Oligodon eberhardti Oligodon eberhardti
• Small-banded Kukri Snake Oligodon fasciolatus
• Formosa Kukri Snake Oligodon formosanus
• Oligodon mouhoti Oligodon mouhoti
• Oligodon ocellatus Oligodon ocellatus
• Oligodon taeniatus Oligodon taeniatus
• Anderson's Stream Snake Opisthotropis andersonii
• Opisthotropis haihaensis Opisthotropis haihaensis
• Opisthotropis lateralis Opisthotropis lateralis
• Oriental Whip Snake Ahaetulla prasina
• Parafimbrios lao Parafimbrios lao
• Formosa Slug Snake Pareas formosensis
• Pareas hamptoni Pareas hamptoni
• Pareas macularius Pareas macularius
• Pareas yunnanensis Pareas yunnanensis
• Assam Mountain Snake Plagiopholis nuchalis
• Plagiopholis styani Plagiopholis styani
• Indo-Chinese Sand Snake Psammophis indochinensis
• Bamboo Snake Pseudoxenodon bambusicola
• Big-eyed Rat Snake Ptyas dhumnades
• Green Rat Snake Ptyas nigromarginata
• Rhabdophis helleri Rhabdophis helleri
• Black-striped Keelback Rhabdophis nigrocinctus
• Rhabdophis siamensis Rhabdophis siamensis
• Chinese Many-toothed Snake Sibynophis chinensis
• Trimerodytes balteatus Trimerodytes balteatus
• Eastern Water Snake Trimerodytes percarinatus
• Yunnan Water Snake Trimerodytes yunnanensis
• Bourret's Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus ater
• Achalinus emilyae Achalinus emilyae
• Achalinus juliani Achalinus juliani
• Achalinus quangi Achalinus quangi
• Achalinus timi Achalinus timi
• Achalinus vanhoensis Achalinus vanhoensis
• Achalinus zugorum Achalinus zugorum
• Amphiesmoides ornaticeps Amphiesmoides ornaticeps
• Boiga bourreti Boiga bourreti
• Calamaria abramovi Calamaria abramovi
• Calamaria buchi Calamaria buchi
• Calamaria concolor Calamaria concolor
• Calamaria dominici Calamaria dominici
• Calamaria gialaiensis Calamaria gialaiensis
• Calamaria sangi Calamaria sangi
• Calamaria strigiventris Calamaria strigiventris
• Calamaria thanhi Calamaria thanhi
• Colubroelaps adleri Colubroelaps adleri
• Nguyenvansang's Snake Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi
• Dendrelaphis biloreatus Dendrelaphis biloreatus
• Dendrelaphis binhi Dendrelaphis binhi
• Fimbrios smithi Fimbrios smithi
• Gongylosoma pallidonuchalis Gongylosoma pallidonuchalis
• Gonyosoma boulengeri Gonyosoma boulengeri
• Gonyosoma iadinum Gonyosoma iadinum
• Andrea's Keelback Hebius andreae
• Annam Keelback Hebius annamensis
• Mountain Keelback Hebius atemporalis
• Vietnam Water Snake Hebius chapaensis
• Hebius optatus Hebius optatus
• Hebius vogeli Hebius vogeli
• Lycodon anakradaya Lycodon anakradaya
• Lycodon calcarophilus Lycodon calcarophilus
• Lycodon duytan Lycodon duytan
• Lycodon paucifasciatus Lycodon paucifasciatus
• Lycodon poyarkovi Lycodon poyarkovi
• Lycodon rosozonatus Lycodon rosozonatus
• Annam Kukri Snake Oligodon annamensis
• Oligodon condaoensis Oligodon condaoensis
• Oligodon culaochamensis Oligodon culaochamensis
• Lacroix Kukri Snake Oligodon lacroixi
• Oligodon macrurus Oligodon macrurus
• Morice's Kukri Snake Oligodon moricei
• Oligodon nagao Oligodon nagao
• Oligodon rostralis Oligodon rostralis
• Oligodon saintgironsi Oligodon saintgironsi
• Oligodon tuani Oligodon tuani
• Opisthotropis cucae Opisthotropis cucae
• Opisthotropis daovantieni Opisthotropis daovantieni
• Opisthotropis durandi Opisthotropis durandi
• Opisthotropis jacobi Opisthotropis jacobi
• Opisthotropis tamdaoensis Opisthotropis tamdaoensis
• Opisthotropis voquyi Opisthotropis voquyi
• Parafimbrios vietnamensis Parafimbrios vietnamensis
• Pareas abros Pareas abros
• Kuznetsov's Slug-eating Snake Pareas kuznetsovorum
• Di Linh Slug-eating Snake Pareas temporalis
• Plagiopholis delacouri Plagiopholis delacouri
• Ptyas bachmaensis Ptyas bachmaensis
• Rhabdophis angeli Rhabdophis angeli
• Rhabdophis callichroma Rhabdophis callichroma
• H'mong Keelback Snake Rhabdophis hmongorum
• Hubei Keelback Rhabdophis nuchalis
• Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus
• Indochinese Rat Snake Ptyas korros
• Golden Tree Snake Chrysopelea ornata
• Radiated Racer Coelognathus radiatus
• Buff Striped Keelback Amphiesma stolatum
• Large-eyed Bamboo Snake Pseudoxenodon macrops
• Ptyas multicincta Ptyas multicincta
• White-spotted Slug Snake Pareas margaritophorus
• Striped Rat Snake Elaphe taeniura
• Green Cat Snake Boiga cyanea
• Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa
• Common Wolf Snake Lycodon capucinus
• Hong Kong Dwarf Snake Calamaria septentrionalis
• Elaphe moellendorffi Elaphe moellendorffi
• Chrysargos Keelback Rhabdophis chrysargos
• Common Many-toothed Snake Sibynophis collaris
• Chinese Green Snake Ptyas major
• Red Bamboo Rat Snake Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
• Red-tailed Racer Gonyosoma oxycephalum
• Carinate Rat Snake Ptyas carinata
• Gonyosoma frenatum Gonyosoma frenatum
• Rhabdophis leonardi Rhabdophis leonardi
• Trimerodytes aequifasciatus Trimerodytes aequifasciatus
• Chinese Bamboo Snake Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti
• Hebius sauteri Hebius sauteri
• White-banded Wolf Snake Dinodon septentrionalis
• Futsing Wolf Snake Lycodon futsingensis
• Vietnamese Large-toothed Snake Lycodon meridionalis

Pythons

• Burmese Python Python bivittatus
• Brongersma's Short-tailed Python Python brongersmai
• Reticulated Python Malayopython reticulatus

Pipe, Blind & Burrowing Snakes

• Cylindrophis jodiae Cylindrophis jodiae
• White-bellied Blind Snake Argyrophis muelleri
• Vietnam Worm Snake Argyrophis giadinhensis
• Siamese Blind Snake Argyrophis siamensis
• Xenopeltis hainanensis Xenopeltis hainanensis
• Xenopeltis intermedius Xenopeltis intermedius
• Sunbeam Snake Xenopeltis unicolor
• Brahminy Blindsnake Indotyphlops braminus
• Red Cylinder Snake Cylindrophis ruffus
• Diard's Blind Snake Argyrophis diardii

Frequently asked questions

How many snakes are in the Wildlife of Vietnam guide?

The guide lists 254 snakes of Vietnam, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of snakes are covered?

Vipers (27), Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes (40), Keelbacks & Water Snakes (14), Colubrid Snakes (160), Pythons (3), Pipe, Blind & Burrowing Snakes (10).