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Snakes in Louisiana
Kentucky is the native home of 34 species of snakes, 4 of which are venomous. Snakes from the colubrid, and the viperidae families are represented in the state’s native population.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | F/S | S/S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Pine Snake | Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi | None | None |
| Black Rat Snake | Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta | None | None |
| Broad Banded Water Snake | Natrix sipedon pleuralis | None | None |
| Buttermilk Snake | Coluber constrictor anthicus | None | None |
| Canebrake Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus horridus articaudatus | None | None |
| Corn Snake | Elaphe guttata guttata | None | None |
| Diamond Backed Water Snake | Natrix rhombifera rhombifera | None | None |
| Easter Coral Snake (V) | Micrusrus fulvius | None | None |
| Eastern Coachwhip | Masticophis flagellum flagellum | None | None |
| Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake | Crotalus adamanteus | None | None |
| Eastern Gater Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis | None | None |
| Eastern Hognose | Heterdon platyrhinos | None | None |
| Eastern Yellow Bellied Racer | Coluber constrictor flaviventris | None | None |
| Glossy Water Snake | Natrix rigida | None | None |
| Graham’s Water Snake | Natrix grahami | None | None |
| Gray Rat Snake | Elaphe obsoleta spiloides | None | None |
| Green Water Snake | Natrix cyclopion cyclopion | None | None |
| Gulf Salf Marsh Snake | Natrix sipedon clarki | None | None |
| Louisiana Milk Snake | Lampropeltis doliata amaura | None | None |
| Louisiana Pine Snake | Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni | None | None |
| Midland Brown Snake | Storeria dekayi wrightorum | None | None |
| Midland Water Snake | Natrix sipedon pleuralis | None | None |
| Midwest Worm Snake | Carphophis amonenus helenae | None | None |
| Mississippi Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus stictogenys | None | None |
| Mole King Snake | Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster | None | None |
| Northern Red Bellied Snake | Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata | None | None |
| Prairie King Snake | Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster | None | None |
| Rainbow Snake | Abastor erythrogrammus | None | None |
| Rough Green Snake | Opheodrys aestivus | None | None |
| Scalet Snake | Cemophora coccinea | None | None |
| Scarlet King Snake | Lampropeltis doliata doliata | None | None |
| Slender Flat Headed Snake | Tantilla gracilis gracilis | None | None |
| Slowinski’s Corn Snake | Elaphe Slowinskii | None | None |
| Southeastern Crowned Snake | Tantilla coronata coronata | None | None |
| Southern Black Racer | Coluber constrictor priapus | None | None |
| Southern Copperhead (V) | Agkistrodon contortrix conntortrix | None | None |
| Speckled King Snake | Lampropeltis getuslus holbrooki | None | None |
| Texas Brown Snake | Storeria dekayi texana | None | None |
| Texas Coral Snake (V) | Mircrurus fulvius tenere | None | None |
| Texas Rat Snake | Elaphe oboleta lindheimeri | None | None |
| Western Cottonmouth | Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma | None | None |
| Western Mud Snake | Farancia abacura | None | None |
| Western Pigmy RattleSnake | Sistrurus miliarius streckeri | None | None |
| Western Ribbon Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis proximus | None | None |
| Western Worm Snake | Carphophis amonenus vermis | None | None |
| Yellow Bellied Water Snake | Natrix erythrogaster flavigaster | None | None |
| Yellow Lipped Snake | Rhadinaea flavilata | None | None |
