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Snakes in Arizona
The state of Arizona is the native home to 52 species of snake including 13 species of rattle snakes, more than found in any other state. Snakes from the colubrid, elapidae, and the viperidae families are represented in the state’s native population.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | F/S | S/S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Coral Snake | Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus | None | None |
| Arizona Glossy Snake | Arizona occidentalis noctivaga | None | None |
| Arizona Mountain King Snake | Lampropeltis pyromelena pyromelena | None | None |
| Banded Rock Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus molosus molosus | None | None |
| Blind Snake | Leptotyphlops humilis | None | None |
| California King Snake | Lampropeltis getula californiae | Concern | None |
| Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake | Tatilla wilcoxi | None | None |
| Coachwhip, Red | Masticophis flagellum piceus | Concern | None |
| Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake | Chionactis occipitalis annulata | None | None |
| Desert Glossy Snake | Arizona occidentalis eburnata | None | None |
| Desert Hooknose Snake | Gyalopion quadrangulare | None | None |
| Desert King Snake | Lampropeltis getula splendida | None | None |
| Desert Massasauga | Sistrurus catenatus edwardsi | None | None |
| Desert Night Snake | Hypsiglena torquata deserticola | None | None |
| Desert Patch-nose Snake | Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis | None | None |
| Desert Striped Whipsnake | Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus | None | None |
| Grand Canyon Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus viridis abyssus | None | None |
| Great Basin Gopher Snake | Pituophis catenifer deserticola | None | None |
| Great Basin Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus viridis lutosus | None | None |
| Green Rat Snake | Senticolis triaspis intermedia | None | None |
| Ground Snake | Sonora semiannulata | Concern | None |
| Hopi Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus viridis nuntius | None | None |
| Mexican Black-headed Snake | Tatilla atriceps | None | None |
| Mexican Hognose Snake | Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi | None | None |
| Mexican Vine Snake | Oxybelis aeneus | None | None |
| Mojave Patch-nose Snake | Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis | None | None |
| Mojave Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus scutalatus scutulatus | None | None |
| Mojave Shovel-nose Snake | Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis | None | None |
| Mountain Patch-nose Snake | Salvadora grahamiae grahmiae | None | None |
| Narrowhead Garter Snake | Thamnophis rufipunctatus | Concern | None |
| Northern Mexican Garter Snake | Thamnophix eques megalops | None | None |
| Organ Pipe Shovel-nose Snake | Chionactis palarostris organica | None | None |
| Painted Desert Glossy Snake | Arizona elegans philipi | None | None |
| Prairie Rattlsnake | Crotalus viridis viridis | None | None |
| Regal Ring-neck Snake | Diadophis punctatus regalis | None | None |
| Ridge-nose Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus willardi, (willardi), (obscurus) | Not Listed Threatened |
WSC |
| Rosy Boa | Lichanura trivirgata | Concern | None |
| Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake | Phyllorhynchus browni | None | None |
| Sidewinder | Crotalus cerastes | None | None |
| Sonoran Gopher Snake | Pituophis catenifer affinis | None | None |
| Sonoran Lyre Snake | Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda | Concern | None |
| Sonoran Whipsnake | Masticophis bilineatus bilineatus | None | None |
| Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus | None | None |
| Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake | Phyllorhynchus decurtatus | None | None |
| Spotted Night Snake | Hypsiglena torquata ochrorhyncha | None | None |
| Tiger Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus tigris | None | None |
| Tucson Shovel-nose Snake | Chionactis occipitalis klauberi | Review | None |
| Twin-spotted Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus pricei pricei | None | None |
| Utah Milk Snake | Lampropeltis triangulum taylori | None | None |
| Wandering Garter Snake | Thamnophis elegans vagrans | None | None |
| Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus atrox | None | None |
| Western Hooknose Snake | Gyalopion canum | None | None |
| Western Long-nose Snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei | None | None |
| Yaqui Black-headed Snake | Tatilla yaquia | None | None |
| Yellow-bellied Racer | Coluber mormon | None | None |
