Every Venomous Snake in Your State

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Every Venomous Snake in Your State

Snakes remain more common—and more dangerous—than many Americans realize. In fact, except for a handful of states across the country, most are home to at least one of the 20 common species of venomous snakes here in the U.S. According to the CDC, nearly all of them are pit vipers (rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths), except coral snakes, which belong to a different family.

Despite their fearsome reputation, only one in 500 snakebites in the U.S. are fatal thanks to widespread access to antivenom and medical care. That said, most bites occur between April and October, when snakes are active and people are spending plenty of time outdoors.

To keep you, your family, and your pets safe, it’s important to know which types of snakes might be slithering through your backyard or local park. From the 13 rattlesnake species and Sonoran coral snake in Arizona to the cottonmouths lurking in the Southeast, this state-by-state list of venomous snakes, according to local wildlife and CroFab data, will help you identify any potential threats near you.

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Alabama

Mountain Brook, Alabama

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
  4. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  5. Timber Rattlesnake

Copperhead snakes are native to 28 states, along the East Coast (with the exception of New England) and in the Southeast and Midwest.

Alaska

glaciers, lake, and tress in Chugach, Alaska

Alaska is one of only four states with no native venomous snakes.

Arizona

landscape photo of Phoenix, Arizona at sunset

  1. Arizona Black Rattlesnake
  2. Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
  3. Grand Canyon Rattlesnake
  4. Massasauga
  5. Mojave Rattlesnake
  6. Prairie Rattlesnake
  7. Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake
  8. Rock Rattlesnake
  9. Sidewinder
  10. Speckled Rattlesnake
  11. Tiger Rattlesnake
  12. Twin-Spotted Rattlesnake
  13. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
  14. Sonoran coral snake

Of all U.S. states, Arizona has the highest number of native snake species.

Arkansas

landscape photo of Little Rock, Arkansas at sunset

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  4. Timber Rattlesnake
  5. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Cottonmouth snakes are native to 17 states, mainly in the Southeast and Midwest.

California

Beach in Northern California

  1. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
  2. Western Rattlesnake
  3. Red Diamond Rattlesnake
  4. Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
  5. Mojave Rattlesnake
  6. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
  7. Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
  8. Panamint Rattlesnake
  9. Sidewinder
  10. Colorado Desert Sidewinder
  11. Mojave Desert Sidewinder

California has the third-highest number of native snake species of all the states.

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Colorado

Eldorado Springs, Colorado

  1. Massasauga
  2. Midget Faded Wester Rattlesnake
  3. Mojave Rattlesnake
  4. Prairie Rattlesnake

With the exception of the four states that have no native snake species, all U.S. states have native rattlesnakes.

Connecticut

Old Greenwich, Connecticut

  1. Copperhead
  2. Timber Rattlesnake

Delaware

Hockessin, Delaware

  1. Copperhead
  2. Timber Rattlesnake

Florida

Florida Keys

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
  4. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  5. Timber Rattlesnake

Georgia

Georgia

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
  4. Pygmy Rattlensnake
  5. Timber Rattlesnake

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Hawaii

landscape photo of the coastline of Na Pali Coast and mountain in Kauai, Hawaii

There are no venomous snakes in Hawaii.

Idaho

the Sawtooth Mountain Range and lake in Stanley, Idaho

  1. Prairie Rattlesnake

Illinois

landscape photo of flowers and a field in Naperville, Illinois at sunset

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Massasauga
  4. Timber Rattlesnake

Indiana

Landscape photo of Brown County State Park, Indiana

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Massasauga
  4. Timber Rattlesnake

Iowa

green grass and trees next to a riverbank

  1. Copperhead
  2. Massasauga
  3. Prairie Rattlesnake
  4. Timber Rattlesnake

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Kansas

field of wheat in central Kansas is nearly ready for harvest.

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Massasauga
  4. Prairie Rattlesnake
  5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  6. Timber Rattlesnake

Kentucky

landscape photo of Frankfort, Kentucky at sunrise

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  4. Timber Rattlesnake

Louisiana

the cameron parish marshes Louisiana

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
  4. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  5. Timber Rattlesnake

Maine

Fox Den Cove Moosehead Lake

There are no venomous snakes in Maine.

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Maryland

the Great Falls of Potomac in Potomac, Maryland

  1. Copperhead
  2. Timber Rattlesnake

Massachusetts

Waban Lake Park Massachusetts

  1. Copperhead
  2. Timber Rattlesnake

Michigan

windmill in holland michigan

  1. Massasauga

Minnesota

orange and green tress next to and a bridge over a lake in Duluth, Minnestoa

  1. Massasauga
  2. Timber Rattlesnake

Mississippi

Madison, Mississippi

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
  4. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  5. Timber Rattlesnake

Missouri

pond in a garden with autumn trees in St. Louis, Missouri

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Massasauga
  4. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  5. Timber Rattlesnake

Montana

Montana

  1. Prairie Rattlesnake

Nebraska

national historic park, chimney rock, nebraska

  1. Copperhead
  2. Massasauga
  3. Prairie Rattlesnake
  4. Timber Rattlesnake

Nevada

Southern Rocky Mountains and flowers in El Paso, Texas at sunrise

  1. Great Basin Rattlesnake
  2. Panamint Rattlesnake
  3. Prairie Rattlesnake
  4. Sidewinder
  5. Speckled Rattlesnake
  6. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

New Hampshire

Etna New Hampshire

  1. Timber Rattlesnake

New Jersey

pine barrens in new jersey

  1. Copperhead
  2. Timber Rattlesnake

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New Mexico

The White Cliffs of Gallup in Gallup, New Mexico

  1. Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
  2. Massasauga
  3. Prairie Rattlesnake
  4. Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake
  5. Rock Rattlesnake
  6. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

New York

field of flowers and tress and a lake in Fort Montgomery, New York

  1. Copperhead
  2. Massasauga
  3. Timber Rattlesnake

North Carolina

garden filled with flowers and trees in Raleigh, North Carolina

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
  4. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  5. Timber Rattlesnake

North Dakota

a butte and green trees at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota

  1. Prairie Rattlesnake

Ohio

A Stone Stairway And Path Through A Forest Glen Helen Nature Preserve Yellow Springs Ohio

  1. Copperhead
  2. Massasauga
  3. Timber Rattlesnake

Oklahoma

photo of rock formation, the Wedding Party, in the Black Mesa Area, Oklahoma

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Massasauga
  4. Prairie Rattlesnake
  5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  6. Timber Rattlesnake
  7. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Oregon

glaciers, lake, and tress in Deschutes County, Oregon

  1. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
  2. Prairie Rattlesnake

Pennsylvania

kinzua bridge in kane pennsylvania destroyed during the 2003 tornado

  1. Copperhead
  2. Massasauga
  3. Timber Rattlesnake

Rhode Island

flowers and beach in Newport, Rhode Island

There are no venomous snakes in Rhode Island.

South Carolina

landscape photo of a garden in Charleston, South Carolina

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
  4. Pygmy Rattlesnake

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South Dakota

buffalo in custer state park, south dakota

  1. Prairie Rattlesnake

Tennessee

fall trees reflecting on the shoreline of Bay Mountain Lake Park in Kingsport, Tennessee

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  4. Timber Rattlesnake

Texas

landscape photo of Garner State Park, Texas

  1. Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
  2. Copperhead
  3. Cottonmouth
  4. Massasauga
  5. Mojave Rattlesnake
  6. Prairie Rattlesnake
  7. Pygmy Rattlesnake
  8. Rock Rattlesnake
  9. Timber Rattlesnake
  10. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Texas has the second-highest number of native snake species of all U.S. states.

Utah

a field of pink, orange, and purple wildflowers and mountains in Alta, Utah

  1. Great Basin Rattlesnake
  2. Midget Faded Western Rattlesnake
  3. Mojave Rattlesnake
  4. Prairie Rattlesnake
  5. Sidewinder
  6. Speckled Rattlesnake
  7. Timber Rattlesnake

Vermont

red farmhouses, orange trees, and rural land in Reading, Vermont at sunrise

  1. Timber Rattlesnake

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Virginia

landscape photo of Buchanan, Virginia

  1. Copperhead
  2. Cottonmouth
  3. Timber Rattlesnake

Washington

landscape photo of mountains and flowers at Mt. Rainier in Seattle, Washington

  1. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
  2. Prairie Rattlesnake

West Virginia

cranberry glades west virginia state natural wonders

  1. Copperhead
  2. Timber Rattlesnake

Wisconsin

sunflower field

  1. Massasauga
  2. Timber Rattlesnake

Wyoming

sunset in the rural town of buffalo wyoming

  1. Midget Faded Western Rattlesnake
  2. Prairie Rattlesnake

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