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Snakes in Mississippi
Mississippi is the native home of 43 species of snakes, 8 of which are venomous. Snakes from the colubrid, elapidae, and viperidae families are represented in the state’s native population.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | F/S | S/S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Pine Snake | Pituophis melonoleucus lodingi | None | None |
| Brown Snake | Storeia dekayi | None | None |
| Brown Water Snake | Nerodia taxispilota | None | None |
| Canebrake Rattlesnake/Timber Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus horridus | None | None |
| Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake (V) | Sistrurus miliarius miliarius | None | None |
| Coachwhip | Masticophis flagellum | None | None |
| Common Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis | None | None |
| Common Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula | None | None |
| Corn Snake | Elaphe guttata | None | None |
| Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake (V) | Sistrurus miliarius barbouri | None | None |
| Eastern Coral Snake (V) | Micrurus fulvius fulvius | None | None |
| Eastern Cottonmouth (V) | Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus | None | None |
| Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (V) | Crotalus adamanteus | None | None |
| Eastern Hognose Snake | Heterodon platyrhinos | None | None |
| Eastern Ribbon Snake | Thamnophis sauritus | None | None |
| Eastern Worm Snake | Carphophis amoenus | None | None |
| Glossy Crayfish Snake | Regina rigida | None | None |
| Gopher Snake/Pine Snake | Pituophis melanoleucus | None | None |
| Indigo Snake | Drymarchon corais | Threatened | None |
| Louisiana Milk Snake | Lampropeltis triangulum amaura | None | None |
| Milk Snake | Lampropeltis triangulum | None | None |
| Mississippi Green Water Snake | Nerodia cyclopion | None | None |
| Mud Snake | Farancia abacura | None | None |
| Northern Water Snake | Nerodia sipedon | None | None |
| Pine Woods Snake | Rhadinaea flavilata | None | None |
| Plainbelly Water Snake | Nerodia erythrogaster | None | None |
| Prairie Kingsnake | Lampropeltis calligaster | None | None |
| Queen Snake | Regina septemvittata | Concern | None |
| Racer | Coluber constrictor | None | None |
| Rainbow Snake | Farancia erytrogramma | None | None |
| Rat Snake | Elaphe obsoleta | None | None |
| Redbelly Snake | Storeia occipitomaculata | None | None |
| Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus | Concern | None |
| Rough Earth Snake | Virginia striatula | None | None |
| Rough Green Snake | Opheodrys aestivus | None | None |
| Scarlet Snake | Cemophora cocinea | None | None |
| Smooth Earth Snake | Virginia valeriae | None | None |
| Southeastern Crowned Snake | Tantilla coronata | None | None |
| Southern Copperhead (V) | Agkistrodon Contortrix Contortrix | None | None |
| Southern Hognose Snake | Heterodon simus | Concern | None |
| Southern Water Snake | Nerodia fasciata | None | None |
| Western Cottonmouth (V) | Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma | None | None |
| Western Pygmy Rattlesnake (V) | Sistrurus miliarius streckeri | None | None |
