Snake species in your province/state?

[Tim_Cranwill]

I thought it might be neat to see what snakes are found in your province or state. Here's what we have in good old Manitoba...

Northern Redbelly Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata

Western Plains Garter Snake - Thamnophis radix hydeni

Red-Sided Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Plains Hognose Snake - Heterdon nasicus nasicus

Smooth Green Snake - Opheodrys vernalis

Not as many as Florida but we do have some cool snakes up here too. What's found where you live?

[Mike177]

lol, in texas the list is BIG, so i am just going to do genus,

(if u have a problem with my spelling u can suck on an sistrus!)

Leptotyphlopidae (Blind Snakes)
• Leptotyphlops (Blind Snakes)
o Leptotyphlops dulcis (Texas Blind Snake)
o Leptotyphlops humilis (Trans-Pecos Blind Snake)
Colubridae
• Arizona (Glossy Snakes)
o Arizona elegans (Eastern Glossy Snake)
• Bogertophis
o Bogertophis subocularis (Trans-Pecos Rat Snake)
• Carphophis (Worm Snakes)
o Carphophis vermis (Western Worm Snake)
• Cemophora (Scarlet Snakes)
o Cemophora coccinea (Scarlet Snake)
• Coluber (Racers)
o Coluber constrictor (Eastern Racer)
• Coniophanes
o Coniophanes imperialis (Black-striped Snake)
• Diadophis (Ringneck Snakes)
o Diadophis punctatus (Ringneck Snake)
• Drymarchon (Indigo Snakes)
o Drymarchon corais (Texas Indigo Snake)
• Drymobius
o Drymobius margaritiferus (Speckled Racer)
• Elaphe (Rat Snakes)
o Elaphe bairdi (Baird's Rat Snake)
o Elaphe emoryi (Great Plains Rat Snake)
o Elaphe guttata (Corn Snake)
o Elaphe obsoleta (Eastern Rat Snake)
• Farancia (Mud and Rainbw Snakes)
o Farancia abacura (Mud Snake)
• Ficimia
o Ficimia streckeri (Mexican Hooknose Snake)
• Gyalopion
o Gyalopion canum (Western Hooknose Snake)
• Heterodon (Hognose Snakes)
o Heterodon nasicus (Western Hognose Snake)
o Heterodon platirhinos (Eastern Hognose Snake)
• Hypsiglena (Night Snakes)
o Hypsiglena torquata (Night Snake)
• Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes)
o Lampropeltis alterna (Gray-banded Kingsnake)
o Lampropeltis calligaster (Prairie Kingsnake)
o Lampropeltis getula (Common Kingsnake)
o Lampropeltis triangulum (Milk Snake)
• Leptoderia
o Leptoderia septentrionalis (Northern Cat-eyed Snake)
• Liochlorophis
o Liochlorophis vernalis (Smooth Green Snake)
• Masticophis (Coachwhip Snakes and Whipsnakes)
o Masticophis flagellum (Coachwhip Snake)
o Masticophis schotti (Schott's Whipsnake)
o Masticophis taeniatus (Striped Whipsnake)
• Nerodia (Water Snakes)
o Nerodia clarkii (Gulf Salt Marsh Snake)
o Nerodia cyclopion (Mississippi Green Water Snake)
o Nerodia erythrogaster (Plainbelly Water Snake)
o Nerodia fasciata (Southern Water Snake)
o Nerodia harteri (Brazos Water Snake)
o Nerodia paucimaculata (Concho Water Snake)
o Nerodia rhombifer (Diamondback Water Snake)
• Opheodrys (Green Snakes)
o Opheodrys aestivus (Rough Green Snake)
• Pituophis
o Pituophis catenifer (Gopher Snake)
o Pituophis ruthveni (Louisiana Pine Snake)
• Regina (Crayfish Snakes)
o Regina grahamii (Graham's Crayfish Snake)
o Regina rigida (Gulf Crayfish Snake)
• Rhinocheilus (Longnose Snakes)
o Rhinocheilus lecontei (Longnose Snake)
• Salvadora (Patchnose Snakes)
o Salvadora deserticola (Big Bend Patchnose Snake)
o Salvadora grahamiae (Mountain Patchnose Snake)
• Sonora (Ground Snakes)
o Sonora semiannulata (Ground Snake)
• Storeria
o Storeria dekayi (Brown Snake)
o Storeria occipitomaculata (Redbelly Snake)
• Tantilla
o Tantilla atriceps (Mexican Blackhead Snake)
o Tantilla cucullata (Big Bend Blackhead Snake)
o Tantilla gracilis (Flathead Snake)
o Tantilla hobartsmithi (Southwestern Blackhead Snake)
o Tantilla nigriceps (Plains Blackhead Snake)
• Thamnophis (Garter and Ribbon Snakes)
o Thamnophis cyrtopsis (Blackneck Garter Snake)
o Thamnophis marcianus (Checkered Garter Snake)
o Thamnophis proximus (Western Ribbon Snake)
o Thamnophis radix (Plains Garter Snake)
o Thamnophis sirtalis (Common Garter Snake)
• Trimorphodon
o Trimorphodon biscutatus (Lyre Snake)
• Tropidoclonion
o Tropidoclonion lineatum (Lined Snake)
• Virginia (Earth Snakes)
o Virginia striatula (Rough Earth Snake)
o Virginia valeriae (Western Earth Snake)
Elapidae
• Micrurus (Coral Snakes)
o Micrurus tener (Texas Coral Snake)
Viperidae
• Agkistrodon
o Agkistrodon contortrix (Copperhead)
o Agkistrodon piscivorus (Cottonmouth)
• Crotalus
o Crotalus atrox (Western Diamondback Rattlesnake)
o Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake)
o Crotalus lepidus (Rock Rattlesnake)
o Crotalus molossus (Blacktail Rattlesnake)
o Crotalus scutulatus (Mojave Rattlesnake)
o Crotalus viridis (Prairie Rattlesnake)
• Sistrurus
o Sistrurus catenatus (Massasauga)
o Sistrurus miliarius (Pigmy Rattlesnake)

well i think thats about it

[Scales Zoo]

These are the species we have in Saskatchewan, and hope to see this weekend during the snake count


Typical Snakes (Colubrids)
Racer -- Couleuvre Agile -- Coluber constrictor
Western Hognose Snake -- Couleuvre à Nez Retroussé -- Heterodon nasicus
Smooth Green Snake -- Couleuvre Verte -- Opheodrys vernalis
Gopher Snake -- Couleuvre à Nez Mince -- Pituophis melanoleucus
Redbelly Snake -- Couleuvre à Ventre Rouge -- Storeria occipitomaculata
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake -- Couleuvre de l'Ouest -- Thamnophis elegans
Plains Garter Snake -- Couleuvre des Plaines -- Thamnophis radix
Common Garter Snake -- Couleuvre Rayée -- Thamnophis sirtalis


Pit Vipers
Western Rattlesnake -- Crotale de l'Ouest -- Crotalus viridis

[LadyHawke]

here is what is in Ontario:

Eastern Garter snake
Red-sided garter snake
Butler's garter snake
Northern water snake
Laker Erie water snake
Queen snake
Redbelly snake
Brown snake
Eastern smooth green snake
Northern ringneck snake
Black rat snake
Blue racer

these species are threatened in Ontario:

Massassauga rattle snake
Eastern fox snake
Eastern hognose snake
Northern ribbon snake
Eastern milk snake

this species is officially endangered in Ontario

Timber rattle snake

[Removed_2815]

Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) are listed as extirpated in Ontario, this means that they no longer occur in Ontario but occur elsewhere. This designation is officially assigned by COSEWIC; the MNR, however, still lists Timbers as endangered. The general consensus is that C. horridus have been extirpated and the MNR should be updating their designations in the very near future.
MNR Link
Cheers,
Ryan

[LadyHawke]

i thought so....i thought it was odd it was listed

Snake, Blackhead, Chihuahuan (Tantilla wilcoxi)
Snake, Blackhead, Mexican (Tantilla atriceps)
Snake, Blackhead, Plains (Tantilla nigriceps)
Snake, Blackhead, SW. (Tantilla hobartsmithi)
Snake, Blackhead, Yaqui (Tantilla yaquia)
Snake, Blind, Texas (Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus (NM))
Snake, Blind, Western (Leptotyphlops humilis segregus (NM))
Snake, Coral, Western (Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus (NM))
Snake, Garter, Blackneck, W. (Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis (NM))
Snake, Garter, Checkered (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus (NM))
Snake, Garter, Mexican (Thamnophis eques megalops (NM))
Snake, Garter, Narrowhead (Thamnophis rufipunctatus rufipunctatus
Snake, Garter, New Mexico (Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis (NM))
Snake, Garter, Plains, W. (Thamnophis radix haydenii (NM))
Snake, Garter, Wandering (Thamnophis elegans)
Snake, Glossy (Arizona elegans)
Snake, Gopher (Pituophis melanoleucus)
Snake, Green, Rough (Opheodrys aestivus)
Snake, Green, Smooth (Liochlorophis vernalis blanchardi (NM))
Snake, Ground (Sonora semiannulata)
Snake, Hognose, Eastern (Heterodon platirhinos)
Snake, Hognose, W. (Heterodon nasicus)
Snake, Hooknose, Desert (Gyalopion quadrangularis)
Snake, Hooknose, Western (Gyalopion canum)
Snake, Leafnose, Saddled (Phyllorhynchus browni)
Snake, Leafnose, Spotted (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus)
Snake, Lined (Tropidoclonion lineatum)
Snake, Longnose, Texas (Rhinocheilus lecontei)
Snake, Lyre (Trimorphodon biscutatus)
Snake, Milk (Lampropeltis triangulum)
Snake, Night (Hypsiglena torquata)
Snake, Patchnose, Big Bend (Salvadora deserticola)
Snake, Patchnose, Mountain (Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae (NM))
Snake, Patchnose, Western (Salvadora hexalepis)
Snake, Rat, Great Plains (Elaphe guttata)
Snake, Rat, Green (Senticolis triaspis intermedia (NM,AZ))
Snake, Rat, Trans-Pecos (Bogertophis subocularis subocularis (NM))
Snake, Ribbon, Arid Land (Thamnophis proximus diabolicus (NM))
Snake, Ringneck (Diadophis punctatus)
Snake, Sand, Banded (Chilomeniscus cinctus)
Snake, Shovelnose, Mtn. (Chionactis saxatilis)
Snake, Shovelnose, Sonoran (Chionactis palarostris organica (AZ))
Snake, Shovelnose, W. (Chionactis occipitalis)
Snake, Vine, Brown (Oxybelis aeneus)
Snake, Water, Blotched (Nerodia erythrogaster transversa (NM))

and that didn't include venomous

[Hamster of Borg]

The Texas list is missing all the subspecies.

Ham

[Darlene]

Here's our little list from Nova Scotia :
1) Maritime Garter (1 of 7 Easter Garter subs)
Thamnophis sirtalis
2) Eastern Smooth Green
Lichlorophis vernalis borealis
3) Northern Redbelly
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata
4) Northern Ringneck
???
5) Ribbon
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
If anyone would like to know more or see a pic go to :
museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/snakes/

[TheRedDragon]

Alberta has:


Western Hognosed Snake - <i>Heterodon Nasicus </i>
Rubber Boa - <i>Charina Bottae </i>
Racer - <i>Coluber Constrictor </i>
Bullsnake - <i>Pituophis Catinifer </i>
Red-Sided Garter Snake - <i>Thamnophis Sirtalis </i>
Plains Garter Snake - <i>Thamnophis Radix </i>
Wandering Garter Snake - <i>Thamnophis Elegans Vagrans </i>
Prairie Rattlesnake - <i> Crotalus Viridis </i>

[Tim and Julie B]

Here is BC's. Wow I have to find some on this list!

Family Boidae

Charina bottae (Blainville) [Rubber Boa]

Family Colubridae

Contia tenuis (Baird & Girard) [Sharptail Snake]

Coluber constrictor Linnaeus [Racer]

C. c. mormon Baird & Girard [Western Racer]

Hypsiglena torquata (Güntler) [Night Snake]

H.t. deserticola Tanner [Desert Night Snake]

Pituophis catenifer (Blaineville) [Gopher Snake]

P.c. catenifer (Blaineville) [Pacific Gopher Snake]

P.c. deserticola Stejneger [Great Basin Gopher Snake]

Thamnophis elegans (Baird & Girard) [Western Terrestrial Garter Snake]

T.e. vagrans (Baird & Girard) [Wandering Garter Snake]

T.e. nigrescens Johnson

Thamnophis ordinoides (Baird & Girard) [Northwestern Garter Snake]

Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus) [Common Garter Snake]

T.s. fitchi Fox [Valley Garter Snake]

T.s. parietalis (Say) [Red-sided Garter Snake]

T.s. pickeringi (Baird & Girard) [Puget Sound Garter Snake]

Family Viperidae

Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque) [Western Rattlesnake]

C.v. oreganus Holbrook [Northwestern Pacific Rattlesnake]

[burmer]

I'll name a few here in Florida
Brown Snakes
Florida Water Snakes
Green Water Snakes
Brown Water Snakes
2 Types of Ribbon Snakes
Blue, Eastern, Mud Garter Snakes
Pine Snake
Ring Neck Snakes
Racers
Coachwhips
Indigo Snakes
Eastern Hognose
Southern Hognose
Half Dozen Different Rat Snakes
Scarlet, F.orida, Chain Kingnsnakes
Copper Heads
Timber, Eastern Diamond Back, and Pygmie Rattlers
Coral Snakes
I'm missing lots of other snakes and haven't mentioned turtles or lizards or gators.

[herp_collector]

I once caught a smooth green snake at my cottage on Georgian bay.

[Tinytim12333]

Arizona-
HOTS-
Arizona Black Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus)
Arizona Coral Snake (Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus)
Arizona Ridgenosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi)
Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi)
Colorado Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes laterorepens)
Desert Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus edwardsi)
Grand Canyon Rattlesnake (Crotalus abyssus)
Great Basin Rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus)
Hopi Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis nuntius)
Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
Mojave Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes)
Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus molossus)
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis)
Sonoran Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cercobombus)
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus)
Tiger Rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris)
Twin Spotted Rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei pricei)
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
NON-HOT-
Blackhead Snake-Chihuahuan (Tantilla wilcoxi)
Blackhead Snake-Plains (Tantilla nigriceps)
Blackhead Snake-Southwestern ((Tantilla hobartsmithi)
Blackhead Snake-Yaqui (Tantilla yaquia)
Blind Snake-Desert (Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae)
Blind Snake-New Mexican (Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus)
Blind Snake-Southwestern (Leptotyphlops humilis humilis)
Blind Snake-Trans-Pecos (Leptotyphlops humilis segregus)
Blind Snake-Utah (Leptotyphlops humilis utahensis)
Coachwhip Snake-Lined (Masticophis flagellum lineatulus)
Coachwhip Snake-Red (Masticophis flagellum piceus)
Coachwhip Snake-Sonoran (Masticophis flagellum cingulum)
Garter Snake-Arizona Wandering (Thamnophis elegans arizonae)
Garter Snake-Checkered (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus)
Garter Snake-Intermountain Wandering (Thamnophis elegans vagrans)
Garter Snake-Narrowhead (Thamnophis rufipunctatus)
Garter Snake-Northern Mexican (Thamnophis eques megalops)
Garter Snake-Western Black-necked (Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis)
Glossy Snake-Arizona (Arizona elegans noctivaga)
Glossy Snake-Desert (Arizona elegans eburnata)
Glossy Snake-Painted Desert (Arizona elegans philipi)
Gopher Snake-Great Basin (Pituophis catenifer deserticola)
Gopher Snake-Sonoran (Pituophis catenifer affinis)
Ground Snake (Sonora semiannulata)
Hognose Snake-Mexican (Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi)
Hooknose Snake-Desert (Gyalopion quadrangulare desertorum)
Hooknose Snake-Western (Gyalopion canum)
Kingsnake-California (Lampropeltis getula californiae)
Kingsnake-Desert (Lampropeltis getula splendida)
Kingsnake-Western Black (Lampropeltis getula nigrita)
Kingsnake-Arizona Mountain (Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana)
Kingsnake-Huachuca Mountain (Lampropeltis pyromelana woodini)
Kingsnake-Utah Mountain (Lampropeltis pyromelana infralabialis)
Leaf-nosed Snake-Saddled - Pima (Phyllorhynchus browni)
Leaf-nosed Snake-Spotted (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus)
Long-nosed Snake-Western (Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei)
Lyre Snake-Sonoran (Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda)
Milk Snake-New Mexico (Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops)
Milk Snake-Utah (Lampropeltis triangulum taylori)
Night Snake-Mesa Verde (Hypsiglena torquata loreala)
Night Snake-Sonoran (Hypsiglena torquata chlorophea)
Patch-nosed Snake-Big Bend (Salvadora hexalepis deserticola)
Patch-nosed Snake-Desert (Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis)
Patch-nosed Snake-Mojave (Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis)
Patch-nosed Snake-Mountain (Salvadora grahamiae grahamiae)
Rat Snake-Northern Green (Senticolis triaspis intermedia)
Rosy Boa-Desert (Lichanura trivirgata gracia)
* Bagdad
* Cerbat Mountains
* Dome Rock
* Harquahala Mountains (Arizona Chocolate)
* Harcuvar Mountains
* Hillside
* Hualapai Mountains
* Kofa Mountains
Rosy Boa-Mexican (Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata)
* Maricopa Mountains
* Organ Pipe
Racer-Western (Coluber constrictor mormon)
Ringneck Snake-Regal (Diadophis punctatus regalis)
Sand Snake-Banded (Chilomeniscus cinctus)
Shovel-nosed Snake-Colorado Desert (Chionactis occipitalis annulata)
Shovel-nosed Snake-Mojave (Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis)
Shovel-nosed Snake-Organ Pipe (Chionactis palarostris organica)
Shovel-nosed Snake-Tucson (Chionactis occipitalis klauberi)
Vine Snake-Brown (Oxybelis aeneus auratus)
Whipsnake-Ajo Mountain (Masticophis bilineatus lineolatus)
Whipsnake-Desert Striped (Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus)
Whipsnake-Sonoran (Masticophis flagellum cingulum)