Hot Desert

Mole Snake

Big bite, no venom-rodent remover

Zebra Snake

Zebra stripes, venomous sights

Ground Snake

Small snake, big desert hide-and-seek

Great Plains Rat Snake

Prairie-edge rodent control, no venom needed

Vine Snake

Look like a vine, strike like a snake

Baird's Rat Snake

Canyon climber in a blaze of orange

Boas

Quiet coils, powerful control

Dwarf Boa

Small constrictors, big diversity

Rosy Boa

The gentle boa of the desert rocks

Arizona Coral Snake

Bright bands, hidden life.

Texas Night Snake

A gentle hunter of the Texas night

Texas Coral Snake

Bright bands, hidden danger.

Western Blind Snake

The ant-nest specialist you rarely see

Night Snake

Small snake, big night shift

Texas Blind Snake

The harmless "worm" that's a snake

Blind Snake

Wormlike, but 100% snake.

Brahminy Blindsnake

The world-traveling all-female snake

Sidewinder

Sidewind the sand. Rattle the warning.

Red Racer Snake

Fast, fearless, and nonvenomous

Taipan

Fast hunters, potent venom, wide deserts

Checkered Garter Snake

Checkerboard swimmer of the Southwest

Red Spitting Cobra

Don't blink-this cobra can spit.

Hawk Moth Caterpillar

Hornworms: big bites, bold disguises

Inland Taipan

Arid Australia's elusive venom specialist