Snakes in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has around fifty snake species, with seven being venomous. The timber rattlesnake is the state’s deadliest found in the southeastern and central part, inhabiting rocky areas, streams, and woodlands. Of the non-venomous snake, the garter, king, and rat snake species are the commonest found along meadows, woodlands, farmlands, and prairies.
| Group | Venomous | Non-venomous |
|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnakes | Timber Rattlesnake Prairie Rattlesnake Pygmy Rattlesnake Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Western Massasauga Rattlesnake | – |
| Pit Vipers | Eastern Copperhead | – |
| Garter Snakes | Blackneck Garter Snake Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Checkered Garter Snake Plains Black-headed Snake Plains Garter Snake Common Garter Snake Western Ribbon Snake | |
| Water Snakes – | Banded Water Snake Plain-bellied Water Snake Banded Water Snake Diamondback Watersnake Common Water Snake | |
| Hognose Snakes | – | Western Hognose Snake Eastern Hognose Snake |
| Kingsnakes | – | Prairie Kingsnake Eastern Kingsnake Milk Snake |
| Whip Snakes | – | Coachwhip Snake |
| Arizona | – | Glossy Snake |
| Carphophis | – | Eastern Worm Snake |
| Cemophora | – | Scarlet Snake |
| Coluber | – | Eastern Racer |
Pantherophis | – | Black Rat Snake Corn Snake |
| Farancia | – | Mud Snake |
Hypsiglena | – | Night Snake |
| Diadophis | – | Ring-necked Snake |
| Opheodrys | – | Rough Green Snake |
| Virginia | – | Smooth Earth Snake Rough Earth Snake |
| Tropidoclonion | – | Lined Snake |
| Storeria | – | DeKay’s Brown Snake Texas Brown Snake Redbelly Snake |
| Sonora | – | Western Ground Snake |
| Rena | – | Texas Blind Snake |
| Rhinocheilus | – | Long-nosed Snake |
| Tantilla | – | Flat-headed Snake |
| Regina | – | Graham’s Crayfish Snake |
Liodytes | – | Crayfish Snake |
| Pituophis | – | Bullsnake |
Snakes by Colors and Patterns
Black Snakes: Black Rat Snake, Plains Black-headed Snake, Blackneck Garter Snake
Brown Snakes: DeKay’s Brown Snake, Texas Brown Snake, Common Garter Snake
Green Snakes: Rough Green Snake
Snakes by Regions
Snakes in Northern Oklahoma: Texas Blind Snake
Snakes in Southern Oklahoma: Timber Rattlesnake,
Snakes in Western Oklahoma: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake,Prairie Rattlesnake, Checkered Garter Snake
Snakes in Central Oklahoma: Graham’s Crayfish, Eastern Worm Snake, Milksnake , Glossy Snake
