List of snakes in Kansas

This is a list of Kansas snakes, including Venomous as well as Non-Venomous snakes native to the state of Kansas.

Venomous species

*Cottonmouth ("Agkistrodon piscivorus")
*Copperhead ("Agkistrodon contortrix")
*Timber Rattlesnake ("Crotalus horridus")
*Prairie Rattlesnake ("Crotalus viridis")
*Massasauga ("Sistrurus catenatus")

Non-venomous species

*Eastern Glossy Snake ("Arizona elegans")
*Western Worm Snake ("Carphophis vermis")
*Eastern Racer ("Coluber constrictor")
*Ringneck Snake ("Diadophis punctatus")
*Western Hognose Snake ("Heterodon nasicus")
*Eastern Hognose Snake ("Heterodon platirhinos")
*Night Snake ("Hypsiglena torquata")^MT
*Prairie Kingsnake ("Lampropeltis calligaster")
*Common Kingsnake ("Lampropeltis getula")
*Milk Snake ("Lampropeltis triangulum")
*New Mexico Blind Snake ("Leptotyphlops dissectus")
*Coachwhip ("Masticophis flagellum")
*Plainbelly Water Snake ("Nerodia erythrogaster")
*Diamondback Water Snake ("Nerodia rhombifer")
*Northern Water Snake ("Nerodia sipedon")
*Rough Green Snake ("Opheodrys aestivus")
*Great Plains Rat Snake ("Pantherophis emoryi")
*Western Rat Snake ("Elaphe obsoleta")
*Gopher Snake ("Pituophis catenifer")
*Graham's Crayfish Snake ("Regina grahamii")
*Longnose Snake ("Rhinocheilus lecontei")
*Ground Snake ("Sonora semiannulata")
*Brown Snake ("Storeria dekayi")
*Redbelly Snake ("Storeria occipitomaculata")
*Flathead Snake ("Tantilla gracilis")
*Plains Blackhead Snake ("Tantilla nigriceps")
*Checkered Garter Snake ("Thamnophis marcianus")
*Western Ribbon Snake ("Thamnophis proximus")
*Plains Garter Snake ("Thamnophis radix")
*Common Garter Snake ("Thamnophis sirtalis")
*Lined Snake ("Tropidoclonion lineatum")
*Rough Earth Snake ("Virginia striatula")
*Smooth Earth Snake ("Virginia valeriae")

^MT)"This snake has enlarged grooved teeth near the back of the upper jaw and secretes a mildly toxic saliva to incapacitate its prey. However, it is not considered dangerous to humans."

References

* [http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/wldlf2/L864.pdf Urban Wildlife Damage Control Series]
* [http://www.cnah.org/khs/ksherps.html KHS List of Reptiles native to Kansas]