Families - 5 depicted
Colubridae
Garters
Gopher snakes
King snakes
False water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)
Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
North American racer (Coluber constrictor)
Dipsadidae - ring-necked - separate page
Boidae - boas and anacandas - separate page
Viperidae
Elapidae
Misc
Etymology: the genus name is derived from the Greek roots thamnos for bush and ophio for snake.
"Sirtalis" is derived from the Latin for garter and apparently refers to the dorsal stripe(s).
The subspecies name is derived from the Greek roots tetra for four and taenia for ribbon.
The latter is also a genus of tapeworm including several human pathogens.
Pacific gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Etymology: Pituophis - Greek: Pitys - pine, ophios - serpent
Catenifer - chain bearing
California king snake (Lampropeltis californiae)
This is a somewhat interesting comparison between a point and shoot and a DSLR.
Black tiger snake (Notechis scutatus)
Lowland copperhead snake (Austrelaps superbus)
North American racer (Coluber constrictor)
North American racer (Coluber constrictor)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 27, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2
False water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)
False water cobra
False water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
The Pantanal
July 21, 2019
Canon EOS 7Dmark II
Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Sharp-tail
Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Alum Rock State Park
January 12, 2020
Canon 7dmark2
Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Sam McDonald Park - 2020
June 10, 2020
Canon 7D markII
Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Sam McDonald Park - 2020
June 10, 2020
Canon 7D markII
Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Sam McDonald Park - 2020
June 10, 2020
Canon 7D markII
Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Sam McDonald Park - 2020
June 10, 2020
Canon 7D markII
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Ring necked snake
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Family: Dipsadidae
The Stanford Dish
Canon 50D,
December 31, 2011
Ring necked snake tail - defensive posture
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Family: Dipsadidae
The Stanford Dish
Canon 50D,
December 31, 2011
Ring-necked snake abdomen
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus
With crane's bill geranium
Along Campus Drive,
near the dish
Stanford
April 8, 2014
Ring-necked snake
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
with Amelia Dreyer
A handy little snake
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
with Amelia Dreyer
Defense posture
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
Canon 5Dmark2 with 100 mm macro lens
Defense posture II
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
Olympus Tough - macro setting
A more precise test would control for focal point, lighting, and camera angle.
In any event, the Olympus Tough fared well.
Amelia with RNS
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
with Amelia Dreyer
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
Bob with RNS
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
Family: Viperidae - 2 species in 1 genus depicted out of 224 species in 32 genera
Crotalus
Rattled
Western rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus )
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
April 23, 2011
Tilden Park docents walk
Poison pattern
Western rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus )
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
April 23, 2011
Tilden Park docents walk
Lingual sensor
Western rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus )
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
April 23, 2011
Tilden Park docents walk
Bi-lingual
Western rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus )
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
April 23, 2011
Tilden Park docents walk
Close enough to determine pupil shape
Western rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus )
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
April 23, 2011
Tilden Park docents walk
Diamonds are not a girl's best friend
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
Royal Palm, Everglades National Park, Florida
December 1, 2012
Snake, rattle, roll
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
Royal Palm, Everglades National Park, Florida
December 1, 2012
Rattlesnake at the Dish
Briza maxima - Rattlesnake grass
The Stanford Dish
Family: Boidae - 1 species in 1 genus depicted out of 49 species in 12 genera
Boa pattern
Madagascar 2007
Boa
Daraina, Madagascar
July 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
When snakes are fady
Daraina, Madagascar
July 13, 2016
Canon 7Dmark2
Family: Elapidae - 3 species in 3 genera depicted, out of 325 species in 61 genera
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
Charming
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
India
Charmed
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
India
Black tiger snake
Notechis scutatus
Family: Elapidae
Venomous elpid snake
Tasmania
April 3, 2012
Onboard the superbus
Lowland copperhead snake (Austrelaps superbus)
Family: Elapidae
Narantapu, Tasmania
September 9, 2015
Canon 7DMark2
Last modified: January 12, 2020
Renamed: May 16, 2019 (from snakes.html)
Created: November 25, 2006
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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