Snakes Of Pennsylvania

Venomous Species

Northern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix
Venomous

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus
Venomous

Eastern Massasauga

Sistrurus c. catenatus
Venomous

Non-venomous Species

Eastern Wormsnake

Carphophis amoenus

Kirtland’s Snake

Clonophis kirtlandii

Northern Racer

Coluber constrictor constrictor

Northern Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus edwardsii

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

Northern Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon sipedon

Northern Rough Greensnake

Opheodrys aestivus

Smooth Greensnake

Opheodrys vernalis

Eastern Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Queensnake

Regina septemvittata

Dekay’s Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Red-bellied Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata

Short-headed Gartersnake

Thamnophis brachystoma

Ribbonsnakes

Thamnophis s. sauritus (Eastern) Thamnophis s. septentrionalis (Northern)

Eastern Gartersnake

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Mountain Earthsnake

Virginia pulchra

Eastern Smooth Earthsnake

Virginia valeriae valeriae