Snake and lizard identifier
A reptile is identified from afar, and that suits everyone.
The recurring question — harmless or venomous — turns on pupil shape and head outline, two details nobody should check up close. A photo taken from three metres is enough for SafaRoll. A reminder: identification is a statistical model, not a substitute for caution.
How do you tell a harmless snake from a venomous one in a photo?
The classic criteria — round or slit pupil, head scales, snout shape — assume a close look nobody should attempt. Image identification sidesteps the problem: a photo taken from three metres is enough for SafaRoll to return the species. An identification is a statistical estimate: it exists to name and to explain, not to decide whether the animal can be handled. The answer to that question is always no. SafaRoll's catalogue holds 81 reptiles — snakes, lizards and turtles combined — each with its rarity tier and its card.
- 01.
On a snake met on a trail, without stepping closer.
- 02.
On a lizard basking on a wall.
- 03.
On a turtle spotted in a pond.
81 species · reptiles
Commonest firstCommon Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Common Slowworm
Anguis fragilis
grass snake
Natrix natrix
Blanding's Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Tokay Gecko
Gekko gecko
Northwestern Garter Snake
Thamnophis ordinoides
Eastern Musk Turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
Barred Grass Snake
Natrix helvetica
Eastern Slowworm
Anguis colchica
Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Crotalus molossus
Balkan Green Lizard
Lacerta trilineata
Radiated Tortoise
Astrochelys radiata
Lézard des murailles
Podarcis muralis nigriventris
Sand Lizard
Lacerta agilis
Viviparous Lizard
Zootoca vivipara
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
Australian Water Dragon
Intellagama lesueurii
Italian Wall Lizard
Podarcis siculus
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Common Water Monitor
Varanus salvator
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene triunguis
Spiny Softshell
Apalone spinifera
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Western Green Lizard
Lacerta bilineata
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Adder
Vipera berus
Northern Curly-tailed Lizard
Leiocephalus carinatus
Northern Map Turtle
Graptemys geographica
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
Florida Softshell Turtle
Apalone ferox
Lace Monitor
Varanus varius
California King Snake
Lampropeltis californiae
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Hermann's Tortoise
Testudo hermanni
Ocellated Lizard
Timon lepidus
Asp Viper
Vipera aspis
Nile Monitor
Varanus niloticus
Common Four-clawed Gecko
Gehyra mutilata
Green Anaconda
Eunectes murinus
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
Green Whip Snake
Hierophis viridiflavus
Green Lizard
Lacerta viridis
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
Gold Dust Day Gecko
Phelsuma laticauda
Common Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
Spectacled Caiman
Caiman crocodilus
Carpet Python
Morelia spilota
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
Aesculapian Snake
Zamenis longissimus
Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
Boa Constrictor
Boa constrictor
Reticulated Python
Malayopython reticulatus
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Northern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria coerulea
Nile Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Cape Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion pumilum
Galápagos Giant Tortoise
Chelonoidis niger
Komodo Dragon
Varanus komodoensis
Northern King Cobra
Ophiophagus hannah
What people often ask
Three metres is plenty, and it is also the distance at which a snake does not feel cornered. Zooming with the camera beats stepping closer: the quality lost to zoom costs less than a defensive bite.
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