Apr 29, 2025
Snakes aren't stealthy hunters, they're also some of nature's most attractive creatures. These reptiles have hypnotic stripes and wild zigzags,and various patterns that amaze and warn us about the danger with just a look. Here are 10 snakes with the most striking designs.
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The Gaboon viper has an unreal leaf-like pattern that lets it disappear into the forest floor. With earth-toned diamonds and perfect symmetry. It's beautiful and deadly, packing the longest fangs and some of the most potent venom in Africa.
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"Red touches yellow, kills a fellow..." This rhyme defines the coral snake’s bright red, yellow, and black bands. Found in the Americas, this snake’s bright warning colours signal powerful neurotoxic venom.
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Coiled in rainforests of New Guinea and Australia, the green tree python has electric green scales, sometimes with flecks of blue or yellow. Juveniles start life in red or yellow hues, and gradually morph into emerald looking adults as they mature.
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While it looks solid black at first glance, this non-venomous US native glows in the sun with deep blue and purple iridescence. The Eastern indigo snake is a gentle giant of the Southeast, popular more for its beauty than its aggression.
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With colours ranging from bright yellow to mossy green and the iconic "eyelashes" above each eye, this pit viper from Central and South America looks like a fantasy creature. It is tiny, arboreal, and often ambushes prey from flower-covered branches.
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The rhino viper shows off one of the wildest colour palettes in the snake world, think bold blues, greens, reds, and blacks in geometric patterns. This toxic snake is a native to the African and has stunning looks that seem to be like a slithering piece of art.
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This popular pet snake has a black and white or brown and cream banding. Its high-contrast stripes vary by region, and is known for being immune to rattlesnake venom that makes it a stylish predator with superhero traits.
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This viper has dark, dusky scales speckled with gray or purple, that gives it a smoky, mysterious look. This snake is mostly found lurking in Southeast Asia's tangled mangroves. Its patterns help it vanish into shadows, but a strike from it is very quick and venomous.
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At first, it looks like a standard brown snake with black rings but in the right light, the Brazilian rainbow boa reveals an iridescent glow across its body. It’s a dazzling effect caused by microscopic ridges on its scales bending light like a prism.
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Native to South and Southeast Asia, the banded krait is wrapped in shiny black and bright yellow bands. It's slow-moving and reclusive but has potent venom. Though it has beautiful and bold stripes, it is still advised to be admired from afar.
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