List of snakes of Kentucky
Kentucky snakes
This is a list of snakes found in Kentucky.[1]
Common name | Scientific name | Venomous | Image |
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Eastern copperhead | Agkistrodon contortrix | Venomous | |
Timber rattlesnake | Crotalus horridus | Venomous | |
Northern cottonmouth | Agkistrodon piscivorus | Venomous | |
Western pygmy rattlesnake | Sistrurus miliarius streckeri | Venomous |
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Black Kingsnake | Lampropeltis nigra | Non-venomous | |
Broadbanded water snake | Nerodia fasciata confluens | Non-venomous | |
Common watersnake | Nerodia sipedon | Non-venomous | |
Copperbelly water snake | Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta | Non-venomous | |
Corn snake | Pantherophis guttatus | Non-venomous | |
DeKay's brown snake | Storeria dekayi | Non-venomous | |
Diamondback water snake | Nerodia rhombifer | Non-venomous | |
Eastern garter snake | Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis | Non-venomous | |
Eastern hognose snake | Heterodon platirhinos | Non-venomous | |
Eastern ribbon snake | Thamnophis saurita saurita | Non-venomous | |
Gray ratsnake | Pantherophis spiloides | Non-venomous | |
Kirtland's snake | Clonophis kirtlandii | Non-venomous | |
Eastern milksnake | Lampropeltis triangulum | Non-venomous | |
Mississippi green watersnake | Nerodia cyclopion | Non-venomous | |
North American racer | Coluber constrictor | Non-venomous | |
Northern pine snake | Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus | Non-venomous | |
Northern redbelly snake | Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata | Non-venomous | |
Prairie kingsnake | Lampropeltis calligaster | Non-venomous | |
Queensnake | Regina septemvittata | Non-venomous | |
Ringneck snake | Diadophis punctatus | Non-venomous | |
Rough green snake | Opheodrys aestivus | Non-venomous | |
Scarlet kingsnake | Lampropeltis elapsoides | Non-venomous | |
Scarlet snake | Cemophora coccinea | Non-venomous | |
Smooth earth snake | Virginia valeriae | Non-venomous | |
Southeastern crowned snake | Tantilla coronata | Non-venomous | |
Western mud snake | Farancia abacura reinwardtii | Non-venomous | |
Western ribbon snake | Thamnophis proximus | Non-venomous | |
Worm snake | Carphophis amoenus | Non-venomous |
See also
- List of snakes by common name
- List of snakes by scientific name
- Snakebite
- Epidemiology of snakebites
- List of fatal snake bites in the United States
- Snake handling in Christianity
References
- ^ 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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