If you're going into the field, check the state(s) you'll
be working in to see what to expect in terms of poisonous snakes. Click on
a snake name to see a picture. You may be surprised at how different some
of the snakes look from what you might have expected.
|
State
|
Poisonous Snakes and Lizards Found There
|
| ALABAMA |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Eastern
Diamondback,
Timber and
Pigmy rattlers,
Eastern Coral |
| ALASKA |
Reportedly, none. |
| ARIZONA |
Western
Coral,
11 species of
rattlesnake,
Gila
Monster |
| ARKANSAS |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
various rattlesnakes,
Eastern Coral |
| CALIFORNIA |
Sidewinder,
Mohave,
Speckled,
Western Diamondback,
Lower
California, and
Western
rattlers,
Gila
Monster |
| COLORADO |
Western
and
Massasauga
rattlers |
| CONNECTICUT |
Copperhead,
Timber Rattlesnake |
| DELAWARE |
Copperhead |
| FLORIDA |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Eastern
Diamondback,
Timber and
Pigmy rattlers,
Eastern Coral |
| GEORGIA |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Eastern
Diamondback,
Timber and
Pigmy rattlers,
Eastern Coral |
| HAWAII |
Sea
Snake |
| IDAHO |
Various rattlesnakes including
Western Rattlesnake |
| ILLINOIS |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Timber
and
Massasauga rattlers |
| INDIANA |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Timber
and
Massasauga rattlers |
| IOWA |
Copperhead,
various rattlesnakes |
| KANSAS |
Copperhead,
various rattlesnakes |
| KENTUCKY |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Timber
and
Pigmy rattlers |
| LOUISIANA |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Eastern
Diamondback,
Timber and
Pigmy rattlers,
Eastern Coral |
| MAINE |
Reportedly, none. |
| MARYLAND |
Copperhead,
Timber Rattlesnake |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
Copperhead,
Timber Rattlesnake |
| MICHIGAN |
Massasauga Rattlesnake |
| MINNESOTA |
Timber and
Massasauga rattlers |
| MISSISSIPPI |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Eastern
Diamondback,
Timber and
Pigmy rattlers,
Eastern Coral |
| MISSOURI |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Timber,
Massasauga and
Pigmy
rattlers |
| MONTANA |
Western Rattlesnake |
| NEBRASKA |
Copperhead,
Prairie,
Timber,
Massasauga,
and
Western rattlers |
| NEVADA |
Sidewinder,
Mohave,
Speckled,
Western Diamondback and
Great Basin
rattlers,
Gila
Monster |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Reportedly, none. |
| NEW JERSEY |
Copperhead,
Timber Rattlesnake |
| NEW MEXICO |
Western
Coral,
7 species of
rattlesnake,
Gila
Monster |
| NEW YORK |
Copperhead,
Timber and
Massasauga
rattlers |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Eastern
Diamondback,
Timber and
Pigmy rattlers,
Eastern Coral |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
Prairie
Rattlesnake |
| OHIO |
Copperhead,
Timber and
Massasauga
rattlers |
| OKLAHOMA |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth, and
various rattlesnakes |
| OREGON |
Western Rattlesnake |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Copperhead,
Timber and
Massasauga
rattlers |
| RHODE ISLAND |
Copperhead |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Eastern
Diamondback,
Timber and
Pigmy rattlers,
Eastern Coral |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
Prairie
Rattlesnake |
| TENNESSEE |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
Eastern
Diamondback, and
Timber rattlers |
| TEXAS |
Copperhead,
Cottonmouth,
various rattlesnakes,
Western
Coral(?),
Eastern Coral(?) |
| UTAH |
Various rattlesnakes,
Gila
Monster |
| VERMONT |
Reportedly, none. |
| VIRGINIA |
Copperhead,
Timber
rattlesnake |
| WASHINGTON |
Western
Rattlesnake |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
Copperhead,
Timber Rattlesnake |
| WISCONSIN |
Timber and
Massasauga rattlers |
| WYOMING |
Various rattlesnakes |
