Snakes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is home to several venomous species, including vipers, cobras, and pit vipers. When speaking about the deadliest snakes, the carpet viper ranks high in the list, followed by the Caspian cobra and the Siberian Pit viper. The Indian cobra snake and the Caspian cobra reaching lengths of 6 feet on average, are the biggest snakes here.
| Groups | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Whip Snakes | – | Spotted Whip Snake |
Myriopholis | – | Blanford’s Worm Snake |
| Naja | Indian Cobra Snake Caspian Cobra | – |
Echis | Saw-scaled Viper Northeast African Carpet Viper | – |
Xerotyphlops | – | European Blind Snake |
Gloydius | Siberian Pit Viper Central Asian Pit Viper | – |
| Macrovipera | Blunt-nosed Viper | – |
| Eryx | – | Central Asian Sand Boa Indian Sand Boa Dwarf Sand Boa |
| Boiga | – | Indian Gamma Snake |
| Elaphe | – | Steppe Ratsnake |
Fowlea | – | Checkered Keelback |
| Natrix | – | Dice Snake |
| Lycodon | – | Northern Wolf Snake |
| Oligodon | – | Streaked Kukri Snake |
| Playceps | – | Braid Snake Glossy-bellied Racer |
| Psammophis | – | Pakistan Sand Racer Steppe Ribbon Racer Schokari Sand Racer |
Telescopus | Indian Desert Cat Snake | – |
| Pseudocyclophis | – | Dark-headed Dwarf Racer |
| Ptyas | – | Oriental Ratsnake |
| Spalerosophis | – | Diadem Snake |
| Bungarus | Bengali Krait | – |
| Eristicophis | McMohan’s Viper | – |
| Pseudocerastes | Persian Horned Viper | – |
