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Abbreviation Legend

  • (CE) - Criticially Endangered
  • (CI) - Critically Imperiled
  • (E) - Endangered
  • (I) - Introduced
  • (IM) - Imperiled
  • (NT) - Near Threatened
  • (T) - Threatened
  • (V) - Vulnerable
  • (**) - Recent Classification Change
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Snakes of Arkansas

Snakes of Arkansas Page 1 of 2


There are 51 species/subspecies, representing 24 genus, found in Arkansas.



Eastern Copperhead
(Askistrodon contortrix)

Cottonmouth
(Agkistrodon piscivorus)

Midwestern Worm Snake
(Carphophis amoenus helenae)

Western Worm Snake
(Carphophis vermis)

Northern Scarlet Snake
(Cemophora coccinea copei)

Buttermilk Racer
(Coluber constrictor anthicus)

Northern Black Racer
(Coluber constrictor constrictor)

Eastern Yellow-Bellied Racer
(Coluber constrictor flaviventris)

Blue Racer
(Coluber constrictor foxii)

Black-Masked Racer
(Coluber constrictor latrunculus)

Southern Black Racer
(Coluber constrictor priapus)

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
(Crotalus atrox)

Timber Rattlesnake
(Crotalus horridus)

Prairie Ringneck Snake
(Diadophis punctatus arnyi)

Northern Ringneck Snake
(Diadophis punctatus edwardsii)

Southern Ringneck Snake
(Diadophis punctatus punctatus)

Mississippi Ringneck Snake
(Diadophis punctatus stictogenys)

Eastern Mud Snake
(Farancia abacura abacura)

Western Mud Snake
(Farancia abacura reinwarrdtii)

Eastern Hognose Snake
(Heterodon platirhinos)
(**)

Prairie Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis calligaster)

Western Milk Snake
(Lampropeltis gentilis)

Speckled Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis holbrooki)

Eastern Milk Snake
(Lampropeltis triangulum)

Gulf Swamp Snake
(Liodytes rigida sinicola)

Eastern Coachwhip
(Masticophis flagellum flagellum)

Texas Coral Snake
(Micrurus tener)

Green Water Snake
(Nerodia cyclopion)

Plain-Bellied Water Snake
(Nerodia erythrogaster)

Broad-Banded Water Snake
(Nerodia fasciata confluens)

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