Snakes of Eritrea
36 snake species are recorded in Eritrea - 13 venomous and 23 non-venomous, from 10 families.
- Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis venomous
- Boomslang Dispholidus typus venomous
- Egyptian Cobra Naja haje venomous
- Puff Adder Bitis arietans venomous
- Sand Boa Eryx colubrinus
- African Dwarf Snake Eirenis africanus
- African Rock Python Python sebae
- Banded Snake Pseudoboodon lemniscatus
- Blanford's Blind-snake Afrotyphlops blanfordii
- Cairo Blind Snake Myriopholis cairi
- Cape Wolf Snake (capense) Lycophidion capense
- Common Egg Eater Dasypeltis scabra
- Common File Snake Limaformosa capensis
- Cross-marked Egg-eater Dasypeltis crucifera
- Dahlak Racer Platyceps largeni
- Egyptian Catsnake Telescopus obtusus
- Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper Echis pyramidum venomous
- Eritrean Blind Snake Letheobia erythraea
- Eritrean Worm Snake Myriopholis erythraeus
- Ethiopian Hook-nosed Snake Scaphiophis raffreyi
- Flowered Racer Platyceps florulentus
- Gasca's Ethiopian Snake Pseudoboodon gascae
- Large-headed Carpet Viper Echis megalocephalus venomous
- Magretti’s Burrowing Asp Atractaspis magrettii venomous
- Nubian Spitting Cobra Naja nubiae venomous
- Nurse's Blind Snake Myriopholis nursii
- Plumbeous Centipede Eater Aparallactus lunulatus venomous
- Red-lipped Snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
- Scortecci's Blind Snake Myriopholis braccianii
- Speckled Sand Racer Psammophis punctulatus venomous
- Spotted Bush Snake Philothamnus semivariegatus
- Striped Sand Snake Psammophis sibilans venomous
- Tanganyika Sand Snake Psammophis tanganicus venomous
- Taylor's Racer Platyceps taylori
- Unicolor File Snake Limaformosa chanleri
- Variable Burrowing Asp Atractaspis irregularis venomous