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Snakes in Maryland
Maryland is the native home of 27 species of snakes, 2 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 Rat Snake | Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta | None | None |
| Eastern Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis | None | None |
| Eastern Hognose Snake | Heterodon platyrhinos | None | None |
| Eastern Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula getula | None | None |
| Eastern Milk Snake | Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum | None | None |
| Eastern Ribbon Snake | Thamnophis sauritus sauritus | None | None |
| Eastern Worm Snake | Carphophis amoenus amoenus | None | None |
| Northern Black Racer | Coluber constrictor constrictor | None | None |
| Northern Brown Snake | Storeria dekayi dekayi | None | None |
| Northern Copperhead | Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen | None | None |
| Northern Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus edwardsi | None | None |
| Northern Water Snake | Nerodia sipedon sipedon | None | None |
| Rough Green Snake | Opheodrys aestivus | None | None |
| Smooth Green Snake | Opheodrys vernalis vernalis | None | None |
| Southern Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus punctatus | None | None |
| Coastal Plain Milk Snake | Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides X triangulum | None | None |
| Corn Snake | Elaphe guttata guttata | None | None |
| Mole Kingsnake | Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata | None | None |
| Northern Red Belly Snake | Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata | None | None |
| Queen Snake | Regina septemvittata | None | None |
| Smooth Earth Snake | Virginia valeriae valeriae | None | None |
| Southern Copperhead(V) | Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix | None | None |
| Timber Rattlesnake(V) | Crotalus horridus horridus | None | None |
| Northern Scarlet Snake | cemophora coccinea copei | None | None |
| Redbelly Water Snake | Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster | None | None |
| Mountain Earth Snake | Virginia valeriae pulchra | None | None |
| Rainbow Snake | Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma | None | None |
| Northern Pine Snake | Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus | None | None |
