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The
following table contains a list of all of the snake species historically found
in Indiana. If the common name of the snake is highlighted, you can click on
it to find out more about that species. Unless otherwise indicated, the photos
used in these pages have been provided by the Indiana Department of Natural
Resources. Reuse of these pictures requires their permission.
The species names used on this website currently follow Conant and Collins (1991). Crother et al. (2000) offers often differing common names, and their list is the standard recognized and adopted by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and by The Herpetologists' League. Unfortunately, it is our feeling that many of the comon names they list are not those most commonly used by professionals and laypersons, so for now we are sticking with C & C. Thanks- the Management.
NONPOISONOUS SNAKES
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Distribution |
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| Nerodia sipedon sipedon and Nerodia s. pleuralis |
statewide; southwest |
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| Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta |
southwest, northeast |
SE, FT |
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| Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer |
southwestern tip |
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| Regina septemvittata |
central, east |
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| Clonophis kirtlandii |
statewide |
SE |
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| Storeria dekayi |
statewide |
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| Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata |
southwest, northern |
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| Virginia valeriae elegans |
southcentral |
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| Thamnophis sirtalis |
statewide |
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Thamnophis radix radix |
northwest |
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| Thamnophis butleri |
northeast |
SE |
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Thamnophis sauritus sauritus and Thamnophis s. septentrionalis |
southwest; central, northeast |
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| Thamnophis proximus proximus |
northwest, southwest |
SC |
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| Coluber constrictor |
statewide |
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| Elaphe obsoleta |
statewide |
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| Elaphe vulpina vulpina |
northwest |
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| Pituophis melanoleucus sayi |
northwest tip, Knox County |
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| Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster |
west |
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Lampropeltis getula nigra |
southwest, lower Wabash Valley |
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| Lampropeltis triangulum |
statewide |
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| Cemophora coccinea copei |
Floyd County |
SE |
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| Opheodrys aestivus |
south |
SC |
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| Opheodrys vernalis |
northwest tip |
SE |
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Diadophis punctatus edwardsii |
statewide except northwest |
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| Carphophis amoenus helenae |
south |
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| Tantilla coronata |
extreme southeast |
SE |
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Heterodon platirhinos |
statewide, except east-central |
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POISONOUS SNAKES |
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| Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen |
south |
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| Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma |
Dubois, Harrison, & Crawford Counties |
SE |
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| Sistrurus catenatus catenatus |
north |
SE |
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| Crotalus horridus |
south |
SE |
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SC = Species of Concern in Indiana, SE = State Endangered, FE = Federally Threatened
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Bruce Kingsbury, Director
Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management
Science Building
Indiana-Purdue University
2101 East Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499