Snake Species

a guide to identification

Colubridae - Typical Snakes

Common Wormsnake
Western Wormsnake
Scarletsnake
Coachwhip
Kirtland's Snake
North American Racer
Ring-necked Snake
Ring-necked Snake
Eastern Indigo Snake
Plains Hog-nosed Snake
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Southern Hog-nosed Snake
Gray-banded Kingsnake
Yellow-bellied Kingsnake
Eastern Kingsnake
Milksnake
California Mountain Kingsnake
Saltmarsh Watersnake
Mississippi Green Watersnake
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Southern Watersnake
Florida Green Watersnake
Brazos River Watersnake
Concho Watersnake
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Common Watersnake
Common Watersnake
Brown Watersnake
Smooth Greensnake
Rough Greensnake
Baird's Ratsnake
Great Plains Ratsnake
Red Cornsnake
Western Ratsnake
Western Ratsnake
Eastern Foxsnake
Gophersnake
Pinesnake
Graham's Crayfish Snake
Glossy Crayfish Snake
Queensnake
Dekay's Brownsnake
Red-bellied Snake
Short-headed Gartersnake
Butler's Gartersnake
Giant Gartersnake
Western Ribbonsnake
Plains Gartersnake
Common Ribbonsnake
Common Gartersnake
Common Gartersnake
Lined Snake
Rough Earthsnake
Smooth Earthsnake


Elapidae - Coral Snakes

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
Sonoran Coralsnake
Harlequin Coralsnake


Viperidae - Pit Vipers

Copperhead
Cottonmouth
Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Sidewinder
Timber Rattlesnake
Timber Rattlesnake
Rock Rattlesnake
Speckled Rattlesnake
Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Twin-spotted Rattlesnake
Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Mohave Rattlesnake
Tiger Rattlesnake
Prairie Rattlesnake
Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
Massasauga
Massasauga
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake