Snakes of the Southwest

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Snakes of the Southwest

Snake Trivia

The Arizona State Reptile is the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi).

Non-venomous Snakes of the Southwest

Below are the non-venomous snakes found in the Southwest with the states they may be found in parentheses.

Arizona Milk Snake (Arizona)

Arizona Mountain Kingsnake (Arizona)

Arizona Patch-nosed Snake (Arizona)

Blackneck Garter Snake (Arizona)

Blind snake (Arizona)

Checkered Garter Snake (Arizona)

Coachwhip snake (Red Racer) (Arizona)

Common Kingsnake (Arizona)

Desert Rosy Boa Snake (Arizona)

Desert Kingsnake (Arizona)

Gopher Snake (Arizona)

Glossy Snake (Arizona)

Ground Snake (Arizona)

King Snake (Arizona)

Long-nosed snake (Arizona)

Saddled Leafnose Snake (Phyllorhynchus browni) (Arizona)

Sonoran Gopher Snake (Arizona)

Spotted Leafnose Snake (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus) (Arizona)

Western Hognose Snake (Arizona)

Venomous Snakes of the Southwest

Below are the venomous snakes found in the Southwest with the states they may be found in parentheses.

Arizona Black Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Arizona coral snake (Arizona)

Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi) (Arizona)

Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Grand Canyon Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Great Basin Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Hopi Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Lyre snake (Arizona)

Mexican vine snake (Arizona)

Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) (Arizona)

Night Snake (Arizona)

Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) (Arizona)

Sidewinder Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Southwestern Blackhead Snake (Arizona)

Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli) (Arizona)

Tiger Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Tropical vine snake (Arizona)

Twin-Spotted Rattlesnake (Arizona)

Western Coral snake (Micruroides euryxanthus) (Arizona)

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) (Arizona)

Western Shovelnose Snake (Arizona)

Snakes of the Southwest