What is the common name for a snake?

The scientific name is Ophidia, the common name you would call a snake; not as a pet but a snake.

What is the common name for a snake?
While "snake" is the most common English name, "serpent" is the next most commonly used word in English. After that, there is basically the taxonomy of "snake", species names, "nicknames", and names of "snake" and "snake species" in other languages. "Asp" and "adder" sometimes used in English, but they more commonly represent various venomous snakes of The Old World Order; most notably Europe, Africa, and The Middle East.





Here is the taxonomic hierarchy of "snake".





Kingdom - Animalia


Phylum - Chordata


Class - Reptilia


SubClass - Lepidosauria


Order - Squamata


SubOrder - Ophidia or Serpentes





That's where it stops at "snake" or "serpent". Then it breaks down into:





SuperFamily


Family


SubFamily


Genus


Species


SubSpecies
Reply:I would say "Snake" also





Maybe even reptile as someone else stated.
Reply:all snakes are in the same class reptiles,snakes the only difference is how they birth (live or eggs) and when they hunt if you know some history a serpent was the first form the devil used to get eve to eat the apple
Reply:How about "hissy"
Reply:Well, "snake" is the common name, but I guess ''reptile'' would be another.
Reply:Depends on the type of snake.
Reply:Viper ?
Reply:snake