Snakes in New Mexico
New Mexico has several rattlesnakes, and one coral snake species, considered venomous out here. The western rattlesnake, the biggest and deadliest of all the rattlesnake species inhabits a major part of the state, found near rocky canyons, pine oak forests, and grasslands. However, the other rattlesnake species mostly dwell in the southern corner of the state, Mohave rattlesnake in the extreme south, and the mottled rock rattlesnake in the southeastern corner.
| Groups | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnakes | Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Arizona Black Rattlesnake Rock Rattlesnake Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake Mojave Rattlesnake Banded Rock Rattlesnake Mottled Rock Rattlesnake Black-tailed Rattlesnake Hopi Rattlesnake Tiger Rattlesnake Prairie Rattlesnake Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake Western Massasauga | – |
| Coral Snakes | Arizona Coral Snake | – |
| Water Snakes | – | Plain-bellied Water Snake |
| Garter Snakes | Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Mexican Garter Snake Checkered Gartersnake Common Garter Snake Black-necked Garter Snake Plains Garter Snake Western Ribbon Snake Arid Land Ribbon Snake Narrow-Headed Garter Snake | |
| Whip Snakes | – | Sonoran Whipsnake Coachwhip Striped Whipsnake |
| Kingsnakes | – | Gray-Banded Kingsnake California Kingsnake Madrean Mountain Kingsnake Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake Desert Kingsnake Milk Snake |
| Hognose Snakes | – | Mexican Hog-nosed Snake Plains Hog-nosed Snake Eastern Hog-nosed Snake |
| Diadophis | – | Ring-necked Snake Regal Ring-necked Snake |
| Trimorphodon | – | Sonoran Lyre Snake Texas Lyre Snake Chihuahuan Lyre Snake |
| Rena | – | Texas Blind Snake Western Blind Snake |
| Tropidoclonion | – | Lined Snake |
| Rhinocheilus | – | Western Long-nosed Snake |
| Pituophis | – | Sonoran Gopher Snake Gopher Snake |
Salvadora | – | Eastern Patchnose Snake Western Patchnose Snake |
| Opheodrys | – | Smooth Green Snake |
Tantilla | – | Plains Black-Headed Snake Chihuahuan Black-Headed Snake Yaqui Black-Headed Snake Smith’s Black-Headed Snake |
| Bogertophis | – | Trans-Pecos Rat Snake |
| Pantherophis | – | Great Plains Rat Snake |
| Coluber | – | Eastern Racer |
| Arizona | – | Glossy Snake Kansas Glossy Snake |
| Gonyosoma | – | Green Rat Snake |
| Hypsiglena | – | Desert Night Snake San Diego Nightsnake Chihuahuan Night Snake |
| Sonora | – | Western Ground Snake |
Snakes by Colors and Patterns
Red Snakes: Milk Snake, Arizona Coral Snake
Black Snakes: Arizona Black Rattlesnake, Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake, Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake
