Snake common names

genus of reptiles

Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small animals such as birds and rodents.

common name for a group of Elapid snakes

snakes in the genus Elaphe

term in antiquity describing a venomous snake in the Nile region