The habu snake, aka Okinawa habu, Kume Shima habu, or princess habu, hails from the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, including the islands of Okinawa Amami. They prefer coastal habitats,
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The eastern garter snake, aka common garter snake, can be found throughout Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America. Garter snakes are nonvenomous colubrids that pose no threat to
The eastern fox snake can be found around the northeastern portion of Canada and the United States, near the Great Lakes region. They prefer to dwell in forest edges, prairies,
The timber rattlesnake can be found from southern Minnesota and even southern New Hampshire, down south to northern Florida and eastern Texas, in the United States. They prefer deciduous
The corn snake can be found throughout the southeastern United States on up to New Jersey and out west to Utah. They prefer overgrown fields, forest openings, palmetto flatwoods, trees, and
The forest cobra, aka black cobra or black and white-lipped cobra, hails from central and western Africa. They are the largest known true cobra species. These venomous elapids (venomous snakes
The western rat snake is a large, non-venomous, colubrid (constrictor) that can be found in the central parts of the United States. They reside in hardwood forests and woodlands; wooded areas near
The fox snake, aka foxsnake, is native to Canada and the United States. There are 2 known subspecies: the western and eastern fox snake. They prefer forest edges, open woodlands, prairies
The midget faded rattlesnake, aka faded rattlesnake or yellow rattlesnake, hails from Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, in the United States. They prefer rocky hillsides, cliff-faces
The western hognose, aka blow snake, bluffer, faux viper, plains hognose snake, prairie hognose snake, spoonbill snake, spreadhead snake, Texas hognose snake, or Texas rooter, can be found