If you don’t like snakes, this is probably not the post for you. Still, even if the slithering denizens of the underbrush get your goosebumps going and raise the hairs on the back of your neck, this is NOT a collection you should skip.

After seeing an amazing portrait of an Indonesian Autumn Adder on Reddit, I thought to myself: the 500px community can and has matched and topped that for sure!

And, sure enough, as soon as I searched for “snake” portraits some of the most terrifying and incredible pictures of snakes I’d ever seen immediately popped up. Here are 25 of the absolute best, with a link to see more included at the bottom.

Photograph Snake by Justin Lo on 500px

Snake by Justin Lo on 500px

Photograph GTP EYE by Henrik Vind on 500px

GTP EYE by Henrik Vind on 500px

Photograph Say H! by bug eye :) on 500px

Say H! by bug eye 🙂 on 500px

Editor’s Note: The photo below is a composite of two photos, no cute mice were hurt in the making of this portrait

Photograph ready to eat by Syahrul Ramadan on 500px

ready to eat by Syahrul Ramadan on 500px

Photograph well wrapped by Sonja Probst on 500px

well wrapped by Sonja Probst on 500px

Photograph Adder by Mark Johnson on 500px

Adder by Mark Johnson on 500px

Photograph *** by Tiberiu Sahlean on 500px

*** by Tiberiu Sahlean on 500px

Photograph The Viper... by EDEMIN RAMIREZ viewfinder image production on 500px

The Viper… by EDEMIN RAMIREZ viewfinder image production on 500px

Photograph Mangrove Pit Viper by Kris Bell on 500px

Mangrove Pit Viper by Kris Bell on 500px

Photograph snake by Detlef Knapp on 500px

snake by Detlef Knapp on 500px

Photograph Mangrove Snake by Dmitry Volochai on 500px

Mangrove Snake by Dmitry Volochai on 500px

Photograph Green Pit Viper by Vichaya Pop on 500px

Green Pit Viper by Vichaya Pop on 500px

Photograph Sawscale Viper by Abhishek Chatterjee on 500px

Sawscale Viper by Abhishek Chatterjee on 500px

Photograph Bamboo pit viper by Nitin Prabhudesai on 500px

Bamboo pit viper by Nitin Prabhudesai on 500px

Photograph Dangerous by Max Rinaldi on 500px

Dangerous by Max Rinaldi on 500px

Photograph leucistic rat snake by shikhei goh on 500px

leucistic rat snake by shikhei goh on 500px

Photograph Ssssso Nice to smell you ! by B Ela on 500px

Ssssso Nice to smell you ! by B Ela on 500px

Photograph Advertencias by Argibiza on 500px

Advertencias by Argibiza on 500px

Photograph Being trapped for a glance by brownandbrown on 500px

Being trapped for a glance by brownandbrown on 500px

Photograph The snake. by Anders Grönlund on 500px

The snake. by Anders Grönlund on 500px

Photograph waiting ! by bug eye :) on 500px

waiting ! by bug eye 🙂 on 500px

Photograph Up Close by Mark Johnson on 500px

Up Close by Mark Johnson on 500px

Photograph fullsc(g)reen snake by Sylvain Fleur on 500px

fullsc(g)reen snake by Sylvain Fleur on 500px

Photograph Eyelash viper by Peter Forster on 500px

Eyelash viper by Peter Forster on 500px

Photograph Bush Viper by Tiberiu Sahlean on 500px

Bush Viper by Tiberiu Sahlean on 500px

Wanna see more? Try clicking here or here to see the best of Snake and Viper photographs on 500px, respectively. And if you have your own snake portrait you think would have made a good addition to this list, upload it to your 500px and drop us a link in the comments!