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Photos: There's a snake for every colour of the rainbow
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo/violet: There's a snake for that.
June 16 is world snake day, so we're celebrating with a reptile rainbow.
When you think of a snake, chances are, you're picturing one that's green or brown -- but it turns out they're much more diverse than that.
In fact, there's a snake for every colour of the rainbow.
![Snakies](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/7JbuXWgWDFTvhCMpKHyQh2/97872c2d4f29cfecdde5def2e6e656fe/Snakies.png?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
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RED: THE RED BLACK MILK SNAKE
![GETTY IMAGES -Red-black Milk snake](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/108tpzAbzFcU3TRPiY1PGP/52144c81d5ec3fb1c0078562e2da85d3/GETTY_IMAGES_-Red-black_Milk_snake.jpg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
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Native to: (Southeastern) Canada, (continental) United States, Central America, (western) Ecuador, and (northern) Venezuela.
Venomous? No.
Status: Threatened in some areas, endangered in others.
ORANGE: CORN SNAKE
![GETTY IMAGES - corn snake](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/6sy3cNrTmgL9Uh2oPhWr1F/f2702a1f139e47ffcb0b5f6a0496f994/GETTY_IMAGES_-_corn_snake.jpg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
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Native to: Southeastern and central United States.
Venomous? No.
Status: This species is not threatened, according to the IUCN red list of threatened species.
YELLOW: BUSH VIPER
![GETTY IMAGES - Venomous bush viper](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/5lpJPTPiJHppZTeGEDScSM/7080be2bec9bfde56eba2174475167aa/GETTY_IMAGES_-_Venomous_bush_viper.jpg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
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Native to: Subsaharan Africa.
Venomous? Yes.
Status: Some species of bush viper are threatened by habitat destruction.
GREEN TREE PYTHON
![GETTY IMAGES - green tree python](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/1X3OLr7TWiW7cuV99JgkOT/46d02157f9ea749ce8293e420f6499be/GETTY_IMAGES_-_green_tree_python.jpg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
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Native to: New Guinea, Indonesia, and Australia's Cape York Peninsula.
Venomous? No.
Status: This species is not threatened, according to the IUCN red list of threatened species.
BLUE: LIPPED ISLAND PIT VIPER
![GETTY IMAGES - lipped island pit viper](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/4zPLKhGTlVDIi3e6WZ8AGb/9d108e384c38df18bf7e5ca785e1bd46/GETTY_IMAGES_-_lipped_island_pit_viper.jpg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
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Native to: Asia.
Venomous? Yes.
Status: This species is not threatened, according to the IUCN red list of threatened species -- although blue varieties of this snake are rare.
INDIGO/VIOLET: EASTERN INDIGO SNAKE
![GETTY IMAGES - eastern indigo snake](https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/3gukRosL1PIHbhJPQDc70j/2cddb8f306d8c0cd42507aecd516f339/GETTY_IMAGES_-_eastern_indigo_snake.jpg?w=3840&q=80&fm=webp)
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Native to: Eastern United States.
Venomous? No.
Status: Threatened.