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Snakes Found in New Mexico

Snakes Found in New Mexico

Arizona Mountain King Snake

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

Snakes Found in New Mexico