List of snakes of Kentucky

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This is a list of snakes found in Kentucky.[1]

Common name Scientific name Venomous Image
Eastern copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix Venomous File:Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix CDC-a.png
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Venomous File:ZollmanTimberRattlesnake.jpg
Northern cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus Venomous File:Juvenile Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma.jpg
Western pygmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius streckeri Venomous File:Sistrurus miliarius streckeri.jpg
Black Kingsnake Lampropeltis nigra Non-venomous File:Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula niger).jpg
Broadbanded water snake Nerodia fasciata confluens Non-venomous File:Nerodia fasciata CDC.png
Common watersnake Nerodia sipedon Non-venomous File:Nerodia sipedonPCSL02111B1.jpg
Copperbelly water snake Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta Non-venomous File:Iowaherps-nerodia erythrogaster neglecta.jpg
Corn snake Pantherophis guttatus Non-venomous File:Kornnatter.jpg
DeKay's brown snake Storeria dekayi Non-venomous File:Eastern Brown Snake.jpg
Diamondback water snake Nerodia rhombifer Non-venomous File:Diamondback Watersnake.jpg
Eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Non-venomous File:Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Wooster.jpg
Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platirhinos Venomous File:Eastern Hognose Snake.jpg
Eastern ribbon snake Thamnophis saurita saurita Non-venomous File:EasternRibbonSnake.jpg
Gray ratsnake Pantherophis spiloides Non-venomous File:Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides) (43567652625) (cropped).jpg
Kirtland's snake Clonophis kirtlandii Non-venomous File:Kirtland's Snake.jpg
Eastern milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum Non-venomous File:Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) (27916193197).jpg
Mississippi green watersnake Nerodia cyclopion Non-venomous File:Mississippi Green Water Snake.jpg
North American racer Coluber constrictor Non-venomous File:Coluber constrictor anthicus.jpg
Northern pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus Non-venomous File:Suwanee County FL Pine Snake.jpg
Northern redbelly snake Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Non-venomous File:Redbelly Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata.jpg
Prairie kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster Non-venomous File:Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster.jpg
Queensnake Regina septemvittata Non-venomous File:Regina septemvittataPCCA20060513-3674B.jpg
Ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus Non-venomous File:Diadophis punctatus1.jpg
Rough green snake Opheodrys aestivus Non-venomous File:Opheodrys aestivus - rough green snake cropped.jpg
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides Non-venomous File:G-Bartolotti SK.jpg
Scarlet snake Cemophora coccinea Non-venomous File:Cemophora coccinea, Scarlet Snake.jpg
Smooth earth snake Virginia valeriae Non-venomous File:Iowaherps-virginia valeriae.jpg
Southeastern crowned snake Tantilla coronata Non-venomous File:Southeastern Crown Snake.jpg
Western mud snake Farancia abacura reinwardtii Non-venomous File:Western Mud Snake.jpg
Western ribbon snake Thamnophis proximus Non-venomous File:Thamnophis proximus.jpg
Worm snake Carphophis amoenus Non-venomous File:Carphophis amoenus amoenus.jpg

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. "Kentucky Snakes" (PDF) (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
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