Snakes Found in New Mexico
Non-Venomous Snakes Found in New Mexico
Arid Land Ribbon Snake Thamnophis proximus diabolicus
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana
Big Bend Patchnose Snake Salvadora hexalepis deserticola
Blotched Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster transversa
Brown (Mexican) Garter Snake Thamnophis eques megalops
Bullsnake Pituophis catenifer sayi
California Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae
Checkered Gartersnake Thamnophis marcianus marcianus
Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake Gyalopion canum
Chihuahuan Lyre Snake Trimorphodon vilkinsonii
Desert Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula splendida
Desert Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii
Desert Striped Whipsnake Coluber taeniatus taeniatus
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer Coluber constrictor flaviventris
Gray-Banded Kingsnake Lampropeltis alterna
Great Basin Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Great Plains Rat Snake Pantherophis emoryi
Kansas Glossy Snake Arizona elegans elegans
Lined Coachwhip Coluber flagellum linneatulus
Lined Snake Tropidoclonion lineatum
Mesa Verde Nightsnake Hypsiglena chlorophaea loreala
Mexican Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon kennerlyi
Mountain Patchnose Snake Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae
Narrow-Headed Garter Snake Thamnophis rufipunctatus
New Mexico Blind Snake Leptotyphlops dissectus
New Mexico Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis
New Mexico Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops
Northern Green Rat Snake Senticolis triaspis intermedia
Northern Trans-Pecos Rat Snake Bogertophis subocularis subocularis
Painted Desert Glossy Snake Arizona elegans philipi
Plains Black-Headed Snake Tantilla nigriceps
Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix
Plains Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon nasicus
Prairie Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus arnyi
Regal Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus regalis
Smith’s Black-Headed Snake Tantilla hobartsmithi
Sonoran Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer affinis
Sonoran Lyre Snake Trimorphodon lambda
Sonoran Whipsnake Coluber bilineatus
Texas Nightsnake Hypsiglena jani texana
Trans-Pecos Blind Snake Leptotyphlops humilis segregus
Variable Ground Snake Sonora semiannulata semiannulata
Wandering Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Western Blackneck Garter Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
Western Coachwhip Coluber flagellum testaceus
Western Long-nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei
Western Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys vernalis blanchardi
Western Yellow-bellied Racer Coluber constrictor mormon
Yaqui Black-Headed Snake Tantilla yaquia
Venomous Snakes Found in New Mexico
Arizona Black Rattlesnake Crotalus cerberus
Banded Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Eastern Black-Tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus ornatus
Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
Mottled Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus lepidus
New Mexico Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake Crotalus willardi obscurus
Northern Black-Tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus molossus
Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis
Sonoran Coral Snake Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox