List of snakes of Connecticut

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Connecticut is home to 14 species of snakes and only two are venomous. In the state of the Connecticut, the timber rattlesnake is listed as endangered and the gray rat snake, eastern ribbonsnake and eastern hog-nosed snake are listed as species of special concern. [1]

Snakes

Scientific NameCommon name(s)ImageNotes
Coluber constrictor constrictor [1] Northern black racer [1] Coluber constrictorPCCP20030612-1115B.jpg
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen [1] Northern copperhead [1] Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen CDC.png Venomous [1]
Storeria dekayi dekayi [1] Northern brown snake / Dekay's brown snake [1] Storeria dekayi 1.jpg
Pantherophis alleghaniensis [1] Gray rat snake [1] Sunlit Snake.jpg
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis [1] Eastern Garter Snake [1] Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Wooster.jpg
Heterodon platirhinos [1] Eastern hognose Snake [1] Eastern Hognose Snake.jpg
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum [1] Eastern milksnake [1] Tennessee milksnake.jpg
Nerodia sipedon sipedon [1] Northern water snake [1] Nerodia sipedonPCSL02111B1.jpg
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata [1] Northern redbelly Snake [1] Redbelly Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata.jpg
Thamnophis saurita saurita [1] Eastern ribbonsnake [1] EasternRibbonSnake.jpg
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii [1] Northern ringneck Snake [1] Diadophis punctatus edwardsii4.jpg
Opheodrys vernalis [1] Smooth green snake [1] Green Smooth snake.jpg
Crotalus horridus [1] Timber rattlesnake / canebrake rattlesnake [1] C horridus.JPG Venomous [1]
Carphophis amoenus amoenus [1] Eastern worm snake [1] Carphophis amoenus amoenus.jpg

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Snakes in Connecticut - A Guide to Snake Identification" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. 2006. Retrieved April 25, 2014.