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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 Mississippi

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There are 52 species/subspecies, representing 25 genus, found in Mississippi with all being native to the United States.



Eastern Copperhead
(Askistrodon contortrix)

Cottonmouth
(Agkistrodon piscivorus)

Eastern Worm Snake
(Carphophis amoenus amoenus)

Northern Scarlet Snake
(Cemophora coccinea copei)

Northern Black Racer
(Coluber constrictor constrictor)

Black-Masked Racer
(Coluber constrictor latrunculus)

Southern Black Racer
(Coluber constrictor priapus)

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
(Crotalus adamanteus)

Timber Rattlesnake
(Crotalus horridus)

Southern Ringneck Snake
(Diadophis punctatus punctatus)

Mississippi Ringneck Snake
(Diadophis punctatus stictogenys)
(V)

Eastern Indigo Snake
(Drymarchon couperi)

Eastern Mud Snake
(Farancia abacura abacura)

Western Mud Snake
(Farancia abacura reinwardtii)

Rainbow Snake
(Farancia erytogramma erytogramma)

Rough Earth Snake
(Haldea striatula)

Eastern Hognose Snake
(Heterodon platirhinos)

Southern Hognose Snake
(Heterodon simus)
(**)

Prairie Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis calligaster)

Scarlet Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis elapsoides)

Western Milk Snake
(Lampropeltis gentilis)

Speckled Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis holbrooki)

Black Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis nigra)

Eastern Milk Snake
(Lampropeltis triangulum)

Gulf Swamp Snake
(Liodytes rigida sinicola)

Eastern Coachwhip
(Masticophis flagellum flagellum)

Eastern Coral Snake
(Micrurus fulvius)

Gulf Salt Marsh Snake
(Nerodia clarkii clarkii)

Green Water Snake
(Nerodia cyclopion)

Plain-Bellied Water Snake
(Nerodia erythrogaster)
 

 

 

 

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