List of snakes of Arizona

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of the known snakes of Arizona. The Arizona State Reptile is the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi).

Snakes

Non-venomous

• Arizona mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana) File:Lampropeltis pyromelana - Flickr - aspidoscelis.jpg
• Banded sand snake (Sonora cincta) File:Sonora cincta 1549488280.jpg
• Big Bend patch-nosed snake (Salvadora deserticola) File:Salvadora deserticola.jpeg
• Blackneck garter snake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis) File:Thamnophis cyrtopsis - Flickr - aspidoscelis (1).jpg
• California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) File:California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae).JPG
• Checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus) File:Thamnophis marcianus 178716960.jpg
• Chihuahuan black-headed snake (Tantilla wilcoxi) File:Tantilla wilcoxi in Mexico 161943303.jpg
• Chihuahuan hook-nosed snake (Gyalopion canum) File:Chihuahuan Hook-Nosed Snake (Gyalopion canum), Brewster County, TX, 11 Sept 2015.jpg
• Chihuahuan mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis knoblochi) File:Le serpent roi de Chihuahua.JPG
• Chihuahuan nightsnake (Hypsiglena jani) File:Chihuahuan nightsnake (Hypsiglena jani).jpg
• Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) File:Coluber flagellum - Flickr - aspidoscelis.jpg
• Coastal rosy boa (Lichanura orcutti) File:Lichanura orcutti 6913509.jpg
• Colorado Desert shovelnose snake (Sonora annulata) File:Resplendent Desert Shovel-Nosed Snake imported from iNaturalist photo 353462683 on 27 February 2024.jpg Note: Often lacks red bands
• Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida) File:Desert Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula splendida). (c7f4f868-155d-451f-67ac-3b05819ff48d).JPG
• Desert nightsnake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea) File:Hypsiglena chlorophaea.jpg
• Desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) File:Rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata).jpg
• Eastern patch-nosed snake (Salvadora grahamiae) File:Salvadora grahamiae.jpg
• Glossy snake (Arizona elegans) File:Arizona elegans occidentalis.jpg
• Green rat snake (Senticolis triaspis) File:Northern Green Ratsnake (Senticolis triaspis intermedia).jpg
• Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques) File:Thamnophis eques1.jpg
• Mexican hognose snake (Heterodon kennerlyi) File:Mexican hognose snake (Heterodon kennerlyi).jpg
• Narrowhead garter snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) File:Narrowhead garter snake Thamnophis rufipunctatus.jpg
• Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps) File:Plains black headed snake.jpg
• Saddled leafnose snake (Phyllorhynchus browni) File:Saddled Leaf-nosed Snake (Phyllorhynchus browni fortitus).jpg
• Sonoran gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer affinis) File:Pituophis catenifer affinis - Flickr - aspidoscelis (13).jpg
• Sonoran lyre snake (Trimorphodon lambda) File:Sonoran lyre snake Trimorphodon lambda.jpg
• Sonoran whipsnake (Masticophis bilineatus) File:Sonoran Whipsnake (18422120500).jpg
• Southwestern blackhead snake (Tantilla hobartsmithi) File:Tantilla hobartsmithii.jpg
• Spotted leafnose snake (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus) File:Spotted leafnose snake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus.jpg
• Striped whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus) File:Coluber taeniatus - Flickr - aspidoscelis (3).jpg
• Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) File:Rhinocheilus lecontei - Flickr - aspidoscelis (1).jpg Note: Often only black and white.
• Western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) File:Westliche Erdnatter (Sonora semiannulata), Seitenansicht.jpg Note: Extremely variable appearance
• Western milk snake (Lampropeltis gentilis) File:Western milksnake.jpg
• Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexilepis) File:Western Patch-nosed Snake.jpg
• Western shovelnose snake (Sonora occipitalis) File:Sonora occipitalis 72264187.jpg
• Western terrestrial Garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) File:Colubridae- Thamnophis elegans vagrans (Western Terrestrial Garter Snake) - 36603928161.jpg
• Western threadsnake (Rena humilis) File:Leptotyphlops humilis.jpg
• Texas threadsnake (Rena dulcis) File:Leptotyphlops dulcis.jpg
• Thornscrub hook-nosed snake (Gyalopion quadrangulare) File:Thornscrub Hook-nosed Snake (Gyalopion quadrangulare).jpg
• Thornscrub vine snake (Oxybelis microphthalmus) File:Thornscrub vine snake Oxybelis microphthalmus.jpg
• Regal ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus regalis) File:Diadophis punctatus.jpg Note: This subspecies often lacks ringneck
• Yaqui black-headed snake (Tantilla yaquia) File:Tantilla yaquia 494403.jpg

Venomous

• Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus) File:Arizona Black Rattlesnake Beauty Shot.jpg
• Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi) File:Crotalus willardi willardi (2).jpg
• Blacktail rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) File:Crotalus molossus - Flickr - aspidoscelis (2).jpg
• Grand Canyon rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus abyssus) File:Grand Canyon pink rattlesnake.jpg
• Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus) File:Great Basin Rattlesnake (30850298776).jpg
• Hopi rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis nuntius) File:Crotalus viridis 151463461.jpg
• Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) File:Crotalus scutulatus 22637508.jpg
• Rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) File:Crotalus lepidus lepidus 1.jpg
• Sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) File:Crotalus cerastes mesquite springs CA-2.jpg
• Sonoran coral snake (Micruroides euryxanthus) File:Micruroides euryxanthus.jpg
• Speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus) File:Crotalus-mitchellii.jpg Note: Coloration varies between populations
• Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) File:Crotalus tigris 10043016.jpg
• Twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei) File:Crotalus pricei pricei.jpg
• Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) File:Crotalus atrox, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Tamaulipas.jpg
• Western massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus) File:Sistrurus tergeminus tergeminus, Abwehrhaltung.jpg