Snakes of Nepal

Every snakes in the Wildlife of Nepal guide: 83 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Vipers

• Chinese Mountain Pit Viper Ovophis monticola
• Himalayan Pit Viper Gloydius himalayanus
• Nepal Pit Viper Trimeresurus septentrionalis
• Protobothrops himalayanus Protobothrops himalayanus
• Protobothrops jerdonii Protobothrops jerdonii
• Russell's Viper Daboia russelii
• Trimeresurus tibetanus Trimeresurus tibetanus
• Trimeresurus cf. albolabris Trimeresurus cf. albolabris
• Trimeresurus erythrurus Trimeresurus erythrurus

Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes

• Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus
• Bungarus bungaroides Bungarus bungaroides
• Common Krait Bungarus caeruleus
• Greater Black Krait Bungarus niger
• King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah
• Monocled Cobra Naja kaouthia
• Lesser Black Krait Bungarus lividus
• Bungarus walli Bungarus walli
• Indian Cobra Naja naja
• Sinomicrurus macclellandi Sinomicrurus macclellandi

Keelbacks & Water Snakes

• Rainbow Water Snake Enhydris enhydris
• Siebold's Water Snake Ferania sieboldii
• Linne's Water Snake Homalopsis buccata

Colubrid Snakes

• Ahaetulla laudankia Ahaetulla laudankia
• Barred Wolf Snake Lycodon striatus
• Boiga ochracea Boiga multomaculata
• Buff Striped Keelback Amphiesma stolatum
• Calamaria Reed Snake Liopeltis calamaria
• Checkered Keelback Fowlea piscator
• Common Bronzeback Tree Snake Dendrelaphis tristis
• Common Cat Snake Boiga trigonata
• Common Many-toothed Snake Sibynophis collaris
• Eastern Trinket Snake Elaphe cantoris
• Elaphe hodgsoni Elaphe hodgsonii
• Eyed Cat Snake Boiga siamensis
• Forsten's Cat Snake Boiga forsteni
• Golden Tree Snake Chrysopelea ornata
• Green Cat Snake Boiga cyanea
• Himalayan Keelback Herpetoreas platyceps
• Indian Egg-eating Snake Boiga westermanni
• Indian Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus
• Large-eyed Bamboo Snake Pseudoxenodon macrops
• Light-barred Kukri Snake Oligodon albocinctus
• Long-nosed Whipsnake Ahaetulla nasuta
• Many-banded Tree Snake Boiga multifasciata
• Oligodon cyclurus Oligodon cyclurus
• Oligodon erythrogaster Oligodon erythrogaster
• Olive Oriental Slender Snake Trachischium laeve
• Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa
• Psammophis condanarus Psammophis condanarus
• Radiated Racer Coelognathus radiatus
• Rhabdophis helleri Rhabdophis helleri
• Rhabdophis himalayanus Rhabdophis himalayanus
• Russell's Kukri Snake Oligodon russelius
• Sibynophis sagittarius Sibynophis sagittarius
• Split Keelback Atretium schistosum
• Trinket Snake Coelognathus helena
• Xenochrophis cerasogaster Xenochrophis cerasogaster
• St. John's Keelback Fowlea sanctijohannis
• Fowlea schnurrenbergeri Fowlea schnurrenbergeri
• Hebius parallelum Hebius parallelum
• Liopeltis rappi Liopeltis rappi
• Lycodon jara Lycodon jara
• Oligodon kheriensis Oligodon kheriensis
• Red Bamboo Rat Snake Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
• Spalerosophis atriceps Spalerosophis atriceps
• Trachischium fuscum Trachischium fuscum
• Trachischium tenuiceps Trachischium tenuiceps
• Common Slug Snake Pareas monticola
• Collared Cat Snake Boiga nuchalis
• Common Bronze-back Dendrelaphis pictus
• Green Trinket Snake Gonyosoma prasinum
• Yunnan Keelback Hebius clerki
• Sikkim Keelback Herpetoreas sieboldii
• Green Rat Snake Ptyas nigromarginata
• Trachischium guentheri Trachischium guentheri

Pythons

• Burmese Python Python bivittatus
• Eryx johnii Eryx johnii
• Indian Rock Python Python molurus
• Rough-scaled Sand Boa Eryx conicus

Pipe, Blind & Burrowing Snakes

• Brahminy Blindsnake Indotyphlops braminus
• Diard's Blind Snake Argyrophis diardii
• Jerdon's Blindsnake Indotyphlops jerdoni
• Indotyphlops porrectus Indotyphlops porrectus

Frequently asked questions

How many snakes are in the Wildlife of Nepal guide?

The guide lists 83 snakes of Nepal, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of snakes are covered?

Vipers (9), Cobras, Kraits & Sea Snakes (10), Keelbacks & Water Snakes (3), Colubrid Snakes (53), Pythons (4), Pipe, Blind & Burrowing Snakes (4).