Extremes

  1  Brown watersnake  Maximum length: 177.6cm. The browner, more southerly relative of the northern watersnake. This species lives in […]

  1  Rainforest hognose pitviper Maximum length: 63.5cm. The rainforest hognose pitviper (Porthidium nasutum) is a common species, which appears

  1  Asp viper Maximum length: 82cm. The asp viper (Viepra aspis) is the main venomous serpent of France, controlling

  1  Common lancehead Maximum length: 172.3cm. One of South America’s most feared snakes, with an average length of 75-125cm.

  1  Painted bronzeback Maximum length: 125cm. Tongue: bright red. This Thai and Malaysian snake has a purely red tongue,

  1  Gold-ringed catsnake Maximum length: 2.5 metres. The gold-ringed catsnake (Boiga dendrophilia) is a species of southeast Asia, which

  1  Pink-headed reed snake Maximum length: 46cm. There are 3900 snakes worldwide, and many have evolved freaky powers that

  1  Corn snake Maximum length: 182.9cm. The most popular captive pet snake worldwide, but also a common species in

  1  Montpellier snake Maximum length: 216.2cm. The Montpellier snake lives in Spain, Portugal and North Africa, reaches 2 metres,

  1  The most advanced sea snake The true sea snakes reside exclusively in the Pacific and Indian oceans, and