Snakes in the USA – Gallery

On this page, you can find an overview of all snakes in the United States. If you are looking for snakes in a specific state of the United States, just navigate to our Homepage and click on your state. To learn more about the snake species, just click on the images or the link below the image.

Venomous Snakes in the United States

There are 21 venomous snake species in the United States. 16 of the genus Crotalus and Sistrurus, commonly called rattlesnakes, 2 species of coral snakes, 2 species of copperhead snakes and one species of cottonmouth snakes.

These are all venomous snakes that can be found in the United States. Click on the images or links to learn more about them and in what States they can be found.

Agkistrodon Contortrix – Copperhead Snake

Agkistrodon Laticinctus – Broad-Banded Copperhead Snake

Agkistrodon Piscivorus – Cottonmouth Snake

Crotalus Adamanteus – Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus Atrox – Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus Cerastes – Sidewinder Rattlesnake

Crotalus Concolor – Midget Faded Rattlesnake

Crotalus Horridus – Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus Oreganus – Pacific Rattlesnake

Crotalus Viridis – Western Rattlesnake

Common Non-Venomous Snakes in the USA

The following images show various other common snake species that can be found in the United States.

If you happen to find a snake species that you cannot identify or that is missing on our list, upload a description and a photo on our snake identification page and we are happy to identify the snake for you.

Carphophis Amoenus – Worm Snake

The worm snake, Carphophis amoenus, is a small nonvenomous snake species that can be found throughout the Eastern United States ...
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Carphophis Vermis – Western Worm Snake

The worm snake, Carphophis amoenus, is a small nonvenomous snake species that can be found throughout the Eastern United States ...
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Cemophora Coccinea – Scarlet Snake

The scarlet snake is a colorful nonvenomous snake that can be found in the Southeastern and the Eastern United States ...
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Charina Bottae – Rubber Boa

Charina bottae, the rubber boa, is the smaller of the two species of boas native to the United States. It ...
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Charina Trivirgata – Rosy Boa

Charina trivirgata, the rosy boa, is a small type of boa native to California, Arizona as well as Northern Mexico ...
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Clonophis Kirtlandii – Kirtland’s Snake

The Kirtland's snake is a small non-venomous snake found in the Northern United States. The snake is grey or brown ...
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Coluber Constrictor – Racer

Coluber constrictor, commonly called the eastern racer is a nonvenomous snake species. The species contains eleven subspecies that can be ...
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Contia Tenuis – Sharp-Tailed Snake

The sharp-tailed snake, Contia tenuis, is a small, almost worm-like snake found in the Western United States. The brown, orange ...
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Diadophis Punctatus – Ring-Necked Snake

The ring-necked snake, Diadophis punctatus, is a harmless small snake that can be found throughout most of the United States ...
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Haldea Striatula – Rough Earth Snake

The rough earth snake is a 7-10 inch long nonvenomous snake that lives mostly underground. It is native to the ...
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Heterodon Nasicus – Western Hognose Snake

The western hognose snake, Heterodon nascius, is a harmless snake that can be found throughout the Central United States as ...
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Heterodon Platirhinos – Eastern Hognose Snake

The eastern hognose snake is a harmless medium-sized snake found in the Central and Eastern United States. The snake has ...
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Hypsiglena Torquata – Night Snake

The night snake is a small, mostly nocturnal snake found in the Western United States and in Mexico. Its body ...
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Indotyphlops Braminus – Brahminy Blind Snake

Indotyphlops Braminus, the Brahminy blind snake is a nonvenomous blind snake found throughout the world. The small, worm-like snake originates ...
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Lampropeltis Californiae – California Kingsnake

The California kingsnake is a nonvenomous snake found in the Western United States, in Northwestern Mexico and as an invasive ...
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Lampropeltis Elapsoides – Scarlet Kingsnake

The scarlet kingsnake is a nonvenomous snake that can be found throughout the Southeastern United States. It is often confused ...
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Lampropeltis Getula – Common Kingsnake

The common kingsnake, also called the eastern kingnsnake, is a nonvenomous snake found in the Southeastern United States. The snake ...
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Lampropeltis Holbrooki – Speckled Kingsnake

The speckled kingsnake is a nonvenomous snake found in the Southern and Central United States. This large snake is most ...
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Lampropeltis Nigra – Black Kingsnake

The black kingsnake is a large, mostly black snake with a yellow and black belly. It can be found in ...
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Lampropeltis Splendida – Desert Kingsnake

The desert kingsnake is a large black snake with yellow crossbands or spreckles. It occurs in the Southern United States ...
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Lampropeltis Triangulum – Milk Snake

The milk snake is a nonvenomous snake that can be found in the Eastern and Central United States, in Canada ...
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Lampropeltis Zonata – California Mountain Kingsnake

The california mountain kingsnake, is a nonvenomous snake with red, black and white/yellow crossbands mimicking the appearance of venomous coral ...
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Masticophis Taeniatus – Striped Whipsnake

The striped whipsnake is a nonvenomous snake found in the Western and Southern United States and in Northwestern Mexico. It ...
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Nerodia Erythrogaster – Plain-Bellied Water Snake

The plain-bellied watersnake is a nonvenomous snake most commonly found in or near water in the Southeastern United States. It ...
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Nerodia Sipedon – Common Watersnake

The common watersnake is a nonvenomous snake that is often seen throughout the Eastern United States as well as Southeastern ...
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Opheodrys Aestivus – Rough Green Snake

The rough green snake is a medium-sized green nonvenomous snake found in the Southeastern United States and in Mexico. It ...
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Opheodrys Vernalis – Smooth Green Snake

The smooth green snake is a relatively small nonvenomous snake found throughout the Northeastern and Central United States. Its body ...
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Pantherophis Alleghaniensis – Eastern Rat Snake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis, commonly called the eastern rat snake or the black rat snake is a large nonvenomous snake found in ...
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Pantherophis Guttatus – Corn Snake

The corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus, is a non-venomous snake found throughout the Southeastern United States. Due to its poweful orange ...
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Pantherophis Obsoletus – Western Rat Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus, commonly called the western rat snake or the black rat snake is a large nonvenomous snake species. It ...
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Pantherophis Ramspotti – Western Fox Snake

Pantherophis ramspotti, the western fox snake is a nonvenomous snake species found in the Central United States, west of the ...
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Pantherophis Spiloides – Grey Rat Snake

Pantherophis spiloides, commonly called the grey rat snake or the pilot snake, central ratsnake, midland ratsnake or chicken snake is ...
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Pantherophis Vulpinus – Eastern Fox Snake

Pantherophis vulpinus, the eastern fox snake is a nonvenomous snake species found in the Central United States, east of the ...
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Pituophis Catenifer – Pacific Gopher Snake

The Pacific gopher snake, Pituophis catenifer, is a nonvenomous snake found in the Western United States, Canada and Mexico. It ...
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Regina Septemvittata – Queen Snake

The queen snake is a non-venomous snake that can be found in or around water and feeds almost exclusively on ...
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Rena Dulcis – Texas Blind Snake

Rena dulcis, the Texas blind snake, is a small snake endemic to the Southern United States and Northern Mexico. Blind ...
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Rena Humilis – Western Blind Snake

Rena humilis, the western blind snake, is a small and primitive earthworm-like snake native to the Southwestern United States. As ...
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Rhinocheilus Lecontei – Long-Nosed Snake

The long-nosed snake is a nonvenomous snake found in arid habitats in the Western United States. It has alternating black ...
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Sonora Semiannulata – Western Ground Snake

Sonora semiannulata, the western ground snake is a small nonvenomous snake found in the Western United States and in Mexico ...
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Storeria Dekayi – Brown Snake

Storeris dekayi, commonly called the (American) brown snake or Dekay's snake is a small non-venomous snake that can be found ...
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Storeria Occipitomaculata – Redbelly Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata, the redbelly snake is a small, dark brown , grey or black snake with a red, orange or ...
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Thamnophis Atratus – Aquatic Garter Snake

The aquatic garter snake, Thamnophis atratus, is a harmless snake species found in California and Oregon. The appearance of the ...
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Thamnophis Butleri – Butler’s Garter Snake

Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri) is one of the smallest representatives of the genus garter snake (Thamnophis). This nonvenomous dark-brown ...
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Thamnophis Elegans – Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

The western terrestrial garter snake is a harmless snake species that can be found throughout the Western United States. Its ...
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Thamnophis Ordinoides – Northwestern Garter Snake

The northwestern garter snake is one of the smaller species of the harmless garter snakes. It is found in the ...
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Thamnophis Proximus – Western Ribbon Snake

The western ribbon snake, thamnophis proximus, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake found in the Central United States, Mexico and parts ...
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Thamnophis Radix – Plains Garter Snake

The plains garter snake is a harmless snake species that is found throughout the Central United States and Canada. The ...
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Thamnophis Sauritus – Ribbon Snake

The ribbon snake, Thamnophis sauritus, is a common non-venomous garter snake species found in the Eastern United States. The snake ...
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Thamnophis Sirtalis – Common Garter Snake

The common garter snake is the best-known and most widespread species among the garter snakes. It can be found throughout ...
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Tropidoclonion Lineatum – Lined Snake

The lined snake is a small nonvenomous snake found in the Central United States. The mostly dark snake usually comes ...
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Virginia Valeriae – Smooth Earth Snake

The smooth earth snake, Virginia valeriae, is a small nonvenomous snake species that can be found throughout the southern and ...
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