Select the snake family or subfamily and your current world region. If you don't know the family/subfamily, go to the "Find terrestrial snake by morphology (general)" page and follow the instructions.
Find terrestrial venomous snake by morphology (regional)
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Morphological identification key
| Elapidae |
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| Are the scales over the spine enlarged and hexagonal? |
yes (but not in Bungarus lividus!) |
Bungarus sp. |
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| no | ||||
| Observe the shape of the head. Is the transition between the top and the sides of the head where the eyes and nose are located: |
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a) angular? (stout head) |
b) rounded? (delicate head) |
b | Sinomicrurus sp. |
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| a | ||||
| Are the paired scales behind the parietal scales P: |
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a) large? |
b) small? |
a |
Ophiophagus hannah | |
| b | Naja sp. | |||