Snakes in Texas
Texas has around fourteen species of venomous snakes, of which the Texas coral snake, inhabiting the southeastern part, is considered the most venomous. Marked with a black, red, and yellow band like all coral snakes, they mostly dwell along desert regions, grasslands, woodlands, savannas, and mixed forests. The other rattlesnakes, like the western diamondback having a wide range, dwelling along the Trans Peco desert area and southern parts of Texas is no less harmful.
The Texas indigo snake measuring 102 inches, primarily found in south Texas’ Tamaulipan grasslands, is the state’s largest. The Texas blind snake, 3-13 inches long, is the smallest snake found here.
| Groups | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnakes | Timber Rattlesnake Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Banded Rock Rattlesnake Mottled Rock Rattlesnake Mojave Rattlesnake Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake Prairie Rattlesnake Desert Massasauga Western Massasauga Western Pigmy Rattlesnake | – |
| Pit Vipers | Eastern Copperhead Broad-banded Copperhead | – |
| Coral Snakes | Texas Coral Snake | |
| Garter Snakes | – | Blackneck Garter Snake Checkered Garter Snake Arid Land Ribbon Snake Western Ribbon Snake Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake Redstripe Ribbon Snake Plains Garter Snake Texas Garter Snake New Mexico Garter Snake Common Garter Snake |
| Hognose Snakes | – | Dusty Hognose Snake Western Hognose Snake Eastern Hognose Snake Mexican Hognose Snake |
| Water Snakes | – | Saltmarsh Watersnake Mississippi Green Watersnake Plain-bellied Watersnake Broad-banded Watersnake Florida Watersnake Brazos Watersnake Diamondback Watersnake Concho Watersnake Midland Watersnake |
| Kingsnakes | – | Gray-banded Kingsnake Prairie Kingsnake Speckled Kingsnake Desert Kingsnake Western Milksnake |
| Whip Snakes | – | Eastern Coachwhip Western Coachwhip Schott’s Whipsnake Ruthven’s Whipsnake Central Texas Whipsnake Desert Striped Whipsnake |
| Salvadora | – | Big Bend Patch-nose Snake Mountain Patch-nose Snake Texas Patch-nose Snake |
| Leptotyphlops | – | New Mexico Threadsnake Plains Threadsnake South Texas Threadsnake Trans-Peco Threadsnake |
| Tropidoclonion | – | Texas Lined Snake |
| Leptodeira | – | Northern Cat-eyed Snake |
| Pituophis | – | Sonoran Gopher Snake Louisiana Pine Snake Bull Snake |
| Arizona | – | Kansas Glossy Snake Texas Glossy Snake Painted Desert Glossy Snake |
| Opheodrys | – | Rough Green Snake Smooth Green Snake |
| Hypsiglena | – | Texas Night Snake |
| Cemophora | – | Scarlet Snake Texas Scarlet snake |
| Indotyphlops | – | Brahminy Blind Snake |
Drymobius | Speckled Racer | |
| Regina | – | Graham’s Crayfish Snake |
| Pantherophis | – | Baird’s Ratsnake Great Plains Ratsnake Western Ratsnake Slowinski’s Corn Snake |
| Storeria | – | Marsh Brown Snake Texas Brown Snake Redbelly Snake |
| Carphophis | – | Western Worm Snake |
| Coluber | – | Buttermilk Racer Tan Racer Eastern Yellowbelly Racer Mexican Racer Southern Black Racer |
Diadophis | – | Prairie Ringneck Snake Regal Ringneck Snake Mississippi Ringneck Snake |
| Neelaps | – | Black-striped Snake |
| Rena | – | Texas Blind Snake |
| Drymarchon | – | Texas Indigo Snake |
| Farancia | – | Mud Snake |
| Liodytes | – | Glossy Crayfish Snake |
| Tantilla | – | Plains Blackhead Snake Mexican Blackhead Snake Big Bend Blackhead Snake Southwestern Blackhead Snake Flat-headed Snake |
| Sonora | – | Ground Snake |
| Trimorphodon | – | Texas Lined Snake Texas Lyre Snake |
| Virginia | – | Smooth Earth Snake |
Snakes by Colors and Patterns
Black Snakes: Southern Black Racer, Banded Water Snake,Black-striped Snake
Brown Snakes: Graham’s Crayfish Snake,Texas Brown Snake, Marsh Brown Snake
Green Snakes: Rough Green Snake, Smooth Green Snake, Mississippi Green Water Snake
Red Snakes: Texas Coral Snake
Blue Snakes: Texas Indigo Snake
Snakes by Regions
Snakes in North Texas: Western Ribbon Snake, Western Ratsnake
Snakes in South Texas: Texas Coral Snake, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Snakes in East Texas: Texas Brown Snake
Snakes in West Texas: Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake, Prairie Rattlesnake, Desert Massasauga
Snakes in Central Texas: Texas Garter Snake, Texas Lined Snake, Rough Green Snake
Quick Information
Biggest Snake: Texas Indigo Snake
Smallest Snake: Texas Blind Snake
Deadliest Snakes: Texas Coral Snake , Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Mohave Rattlesnake
