List of snakes of Kentucky

This is a list of snakes found in Kentucky.^[1]

Common name	Scientific name	Venomous	Image
Eastern copperhead	Agkistrodon contortrix	Venomous
Timber rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus	Venomous
Northern cottonmouth	Agkistrodon piscivorus	Venomous
Western pygmy rattlesnake	Sistrurus miliarius streckeri	Venomous
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	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