3-syllable Snakes that contain C

List of 3-syllable Snakes that contain C

1

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

Africa's fastest snake and one of the most feared elapids, named for the inky black lining of its mouth rather than its skin colour.

2

Black Racer

Coluber constrictor

A fast, slender, glossy black colubrid common across the eastern United States, frequently mistaken for a venomous snake.

3

Common Krait

Bungarus caeruleus

A glossy black-and-white South Asian elapid responsible for many bites at night because it readily enters homes and beds.

4

Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

A pit viper of the eastern United States with copper-coloured hourglass bands, responsible for more snakebites in the U.S. than any other species.

5

Coral Snake

Micrurus nigrocinctus

A widespread brightly ringed neotropical elapid with potent neurotoxic venom, common in moist forests across Central and northern South America.

6

Fer-de-Lance

Bothrops asper

A heavy-bodied neotropical pit viper responsible for most snakebite injuries in Central and South America.

7

Forest Cobra

Naja melanoleuca

A large, glossy black-and-yellow African elapid of equatorial rainforests, known for its semi-aquatic habits and powerful neurotoxic venom.

8

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

The world's longest venomous snake, native to South and Southeast Asian forests, known for the hooded display and powerful neurotoxic venom.

9

Ringneck Snake

Diadophis punctatus

A small, slate-grey North American snake with a vivid orange neck ring and belly, often found under logs and flat stones.