Latest Conservation Data

The IUCN reported four extinct snakes and over 400 snake species as either critically endangered3, endangered, or vulnerable.

According to a report by TRAFFIC, there were 292 recorded seizures from 2012 to 2021 in Southeast Asia2. The confiscations included 17,589 individual snakes and 76,476 whole skins, skin pieces, and other parts.

Another study published in 2019 suggested that unchecked global warming could result in 73.6% of oviparous and 67.6% of viviparous snake species losing half their original range in the Brazilian Atlantic forest by 20801.