List of snakes of Indiana

All 39 snake taxa[1] that are known to naturally occur in Indiana[2][3] are tabulated below, along with their population ranges in the state,[4][5] conservation status,[6][7] and level of danger they pose to humans (upon biting them).[4]

PhotoScientific NameCommon NameState DistributionConservation StatusThreat to Humans
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasenNorthern Copperheadsouthern 1/2unknownmoderate
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostomaWestern CottonmouthDubois and Harrison countiesstate endangeredhigh
Carphophis amoenus helenaeMidwestern Worm Snakesouthern 1/2unknownminimal
Cemophora coccinea copeiNorthern Scarlet SnakeFloyd countystate endangeredminimal
Clonophis kirtlandiiKirtland's Snakeeverywhere but southweststate endangeredminimal
Coluber constrictor foxiiBlue Racernorthern 2/3commonminimal
Coluber constrictor priapusSouthern Black Racersouthern 1/3commonminimal
Crotalus horridusTimber Rattlesnakesouthern 1/3state endangeredvery high
Diadophis punctatus edwardsiiNorthern Ringneck Snakeeverywhere but central 2/3uncommonminimal
Farancia abacura reinwardtiiWestern Mud Snakesouthwestern tipstate endangered (extirpated)minimal
Heterodon platirhinosEastern Hognose Snakethroughoutuncommonminimal
Lampropeltis calligaster calligasterPrairie Kingsnakesouthwest, southcentral, and along western borderuncommonminimal
Lampropeltis nigraBlack Kingsnakesouthwestern 1/3commonminimal
Lampropeltis triangulum syspilaRed Milk Snakesouthwestcommonminimal
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulumEastern Milk Snakeeverywhere but southwestcommonminimal
Nerodia erythrogaster neglectaCopperbelly Water Snakesouthern 1/3 and northeast cornerstate endangered, federally threatenedminimal
Nerodia rhombifer rhombiferNorthern Diamondback Water Snakesouthwestern cornerabundantminimal
pic unavailableNerodia sipedon pleuralisMidland Water Snakesouthern 1/2commonminimal
Nerodia sipedon sipedonNorthern Water Snakethroughoutcommonminimal
Opheodrys aestivus aestivusNorthern Rough Green Snakesouthern 1/3special concernminimal
Opheodrys vernalis blanchardiWestern Smooth Green Snakenorthweststate endangeredminimal
Pantherophis obsoletusBlack Rat Snakethroughoutcommonminimal
Pantherophis ramspottiWestern Fox Snakenorthwestern corneruncommonminimal
Pantherophis spiloidesGray Rat Snakesouthwestern cornercommonminimal
Pituophis catenifer sayiBullsnakenorthwestuncommonminimal
Regina septemvittataQueen Snakeeverywhere but southwestern corneruncommonminimal
Sistrurus catenatus catenatusEastern Massasauga Rattlesnakenorthern 1/3state endangered, federal candidatehigh
Storeria dekayi dekayiNorthern Brown Snakenortheast cornerabundantminimal
pic unavailableStoreria dekayi wrightorumMidland Brown Snakethroughoutabundantminimal
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculataNorthern Redbelly Snakeeverywhere but central 2/3uncommonminimal
Tantilla coronataSoutheastern Crowned SnakeFloyd and Clark countiesstate endangeredminimal
Thamnophis butleriButler's Garter Snakenortheaststate endangeredminimal
Thamnophis proximus proximusWestern Ribbon Snakeeverywhere but southeast and eastcentralspecial concernminimal
Thamnophis radixPlains Garter Snakenorthwestuncommonminimal
Thamnophis saurita sauritaEastern Ribbon Snakesouthwest and southcentralcommonminimal
pic unavailableThamnophis saurita septentrionalisNorthern Ribbon Snakenorthern 2/3commonminimal
pic unavailableThamnophis sirtalis semifasciatusChicago Garter SnakePorter countyunknownminimal
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalisEastern Garter Snakethroughoutabundantminimal
pic unavailableVirginia valeriae elegansWestern Earth Snakesouthwestern 1/3uncommonminimal

References

  1. Reptile Database, The Reptile Database, Retrieved April 23, 2013
  2. Conant, Roger, and Collins, Joseph T. (1998). A field guide to reptiles and amphibians: eastern and central North America (4th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p.616. ISBN 0395904528
  3. Behler, John L., and King, F. W. (1979). The Audubon Society field guide to North American reptiles and amphibians (Chanticleer Press ed.). New York: Knopf. p.743. ISBN 0394508246
  4. Minton, Sherman A., Jr. (2001). Amphibians and reptiles of Indiana (Rev. 2nd ed.). Indianapolis: Indiana Academy of Science. p.404. ISBN 1883362105
  5. MacGowan, Brian J., and Kingsbury, Bruce A. (2001). Snakes of Indiana. West Lafayette: Purdue University. p.51. ASIN B0006RR7OY
  6. Reptiles of Indiana Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Wildlife Hotline, Retrieved April 23, 2013
  7. Indiana Herp Regulations, Indiana DNR, Retrieved April 23, 2013
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