Photo and asset credits
Every photo on SnakeWise is used under a free licence that allows reuse: Creative Commons CC0, CC BY, or public domain. Each is listed below with its author, source, licence and the changes we made. We do not use photos of identifiable people, logos or AI-generated images.
Photos
| Photo | Author | Source | Licence | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough green snake Rough Green Snake - Opheodrys aestivus | Judy Gallagher | Wikimedia Commons original | CC BY 2.0 | Resized to 800px wide and converted to WebP. Used on /. |
| Ball python Python-regius-kopf-königspython.jpg | Holger Krisp | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 3.0 | Resized to 800px wide and converted to WebP. Used on /pets.html. |
| California kingsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae - Kalifornische Kettennatter.jpg | 5snake5 | Wikimedia Commons | CC0 1.0 | Resized to 800px wide and converted to WebP. Used on /pets.html. |
| Corn snake Pantherophis guttatus Head.jpg | Linda Tanner | Wikimedia Commons original | CC BY 2.0 | Resized to 600px wide and converted to WebP. Used on /species.html. |
| Eastern hognose snake Eastern Hognose snake (5853887896).jpg | Virginia State Parks staff | Wikimedia Commons original | CC BY 2.0 | Resized to 640px wide and converted to WebP. Used on /species.html. |
| Eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis - Eastern Garter Snake.jpg | Jasper Shide | Wikimedia Commons | CC0 1.0 | Resized to 800px wide and converted to WebP. Used on /myths.html. |
| Ring-necked snake Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus).jpg | Benjamin Genter | Wikimedia Commons original | Public Domain (Public Domain Mark applied by the author) | Resized to 800px wide and converted to WebP; cropped to remove a name watermark. Used on /habitats.html. |
| Rosy boa Lichanura t. trivirgata.jpg | 5snake5 | Wikimedia Commons | CC0 1.0 | Resized to 800px wide and converted to WebP. Used on /teachers/. |
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Licences were checked on each file's own Wikimedia Commons page (and, for Flickr uploads, the Commons licence review of the original) on 8 October 2026. Photos under CC BY are credited as the licence requires; CC0 and public-domain photos are credited as a courtesy.
Fonts
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Original artwork and games
The SnakeWise logo, snake doodles, patterns, page design and all game art and code are original works © 2026 Joshua Israel Ventures LLC. Game credits: /games/CREDITS.md.
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