Snakes in Arkansas

In Arkansas, snakes are primarily active from April to November, not just in the day but also at night during summer, to hunt for their prey. Some venomous species inhabiting the state include the eastern copperhead and western diamond-backed rattlesnake, which are known to deliver around 350 mg of venom per bite.

To conserve the snakes, the Arkansas Games and Fish Commission has devised a law in which killing native snakes, even the venomous ones, is considered an offense. The exception lies only in the case of incidences if the snake in question has caused harm to an individual, their property, or pets.

Groups	Venomous	Non-venomous
King Snakes `	–	Speckled Kingsnake Prairie Kingsnake Milk Snake Western Milk Snake Louisiana Milk Snake
Water Snakes	Northern Cottonmouth	Mississippi Green Water Snake Plain-bellied Water Snake Midland Watersnake Banded Water Snake Diamondback Water Snake Common Watersnake
Rat Snakes	–	Great Plains Rat Snake Black Rat Snake
Garter Snakes	–	Eastern Garter Snake Common Garter Snake Ribbon Snake Western Ribbon Snake
Pit Vipers	Eastern Copperhead	–
Rattlesnakes	Western Pigmy Rattlesnake Timber Rattlesnake Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake	–
Coral Snakes	Texas Coral Snake	–
Earth Snakes	–	Rough Earth Snake Smooth Earth Snake
Hognose Snakes	–	Eastern Hognose Snake
Ground Snakes	–	Western Ground Snake
Crayfish Snakes	–	Queen Snake Graham’s Crayfish Snake Glossy Crayfish Snake
Whip Snakes	–	Coachwhip
Opheodrys	–	Rough Green Snake
Pseudonaja	–	Eastern Brown Snake
Tantilla	–	Flathead Snake
Storeria	–	DeKay’s Brown Snake
Cemphora		Scarlet Snake
Coluber		Eastern Racer Snake
Farancia		Mud Snake
Diadophis		Ring-necked Snake
Spilotes		Chicken Snake
Carphophis		Eastern Worm Snake Western Worm Snake