List of snakes of New Jersey

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This is a list of snakes found in New Jersey, United States. There are 23 species of snakes, although the Queen snake (Regina septemvittata) is likely extirpated. The New Jersey official snake guide also lists a rare snake hybrid between the L. t. triangulum and the L. t. elapsoides living in the southern portion of the state.

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Non-venomous

#ImageBinomial nameName
1 Eastern Wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus) - Flickr - 2ndPeter.jpg Carphophis amoenus amoenus Eastern worm snake
2 Northern Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea copei) (8715614817).jpg Cemophora coccinea copei Northern scarlet snake
3 Colubridae- Coluber constrictor constrictor (Northern Black Racer) - 48294983812.jpg Coluber constrictor constrictor Northern black racer
4 Diadophis punctatus edwardsii crop.jpg Diadophus punctatus edwardsii Northern ringneck snake
5 06-08-29 SRingneckSnakeGdsd.jpg Diadophus punctatus punctatus Southern ringneck snake
6 Heterodon platirhinosPCCA20060423-3588B.jpg Heterodon platirhinos Eastern hognose snake
7 Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula).jpg Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern kingsnake
8 Red milk snake.JPG Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern milk snake
9 Nerodia sipedonPCSL02111B1.jpg Nerodia sipedon sipedon Northern water snake
10 Opheodrys aestivusPCCP20030524-0823B.jpg Opheodrys aestivus Rough green snake
11 Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis) (27402589353).jpg Opheodrys vernalis Smooth green snake
12 Elaphe obsoleta fg01.jpg Pantherophis alleghaniensis Central rat snake
13 Kornnatter.jpg Pantherophis guttatus Corn snake
14 Pituophis melanoleucus ssp. melanoleucus.jpg Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus Northern pine snake
15 Regina septemvittataPCCA20060513-3674B.jpg Regina septemvittata Queen snake
16 DeKay's Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi, Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Virginia, July 18, 2022 (52261076830).jpg Storeria dekayi dekayi Northern brown snake
17 Northern Redbellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata) - Flickr - 2ndPeter.jpg Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Northern red-bellied snake
18 EasternRibbonSnake.jpg Thamnophis sauritus sauritus Eastern ribbon snake
19 Thamnophis sirtalis (Common Garter Snake).jpg Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern garter snake
20 Iowaherps-virginia valeriae.jpg Virginia valeriae valeriae Eastern smooth earth snake

Venomous

#ImageBinomial nameName
21 Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix CDC-a.png Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen Northern copperhead
22 Crotalus horridus CDC.png Crotalus horridus Timber rattlesnake

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