Snakes in Delaware
16 snakes · 1 venomous · 3 mildly venomous · 12 non-venomous
Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.
At a glance
16 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Delaware, part of the Southeast. One is venomous: Eastern Copperhead. Common Gartersnake, Eastern Hog-nosed Snake and Ring-necked Snake have only a mild venom. The biggest group here is brownsnakes & red-bellied snakes: 2 of the 16. 6 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.
Venomous snakes in Delaware
Commonly confused in Delaware
Common GartersnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›Common GartersnakevsEastern Ribbonsnake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRed-bellied Snake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRing-necked Snake›Eastern CopperheadvsDeKay's Brownsnake›Eastern CopperheadvsEastern Hog-nosed Snake›Eastern CopperheadvsEastern Milksnake›Eastern CopperheadvsEastern Ratsnake›Eastern CopperheadvsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern CopperheadvsRed Cornsnake›Eastern KingsnakevsEastern Ratsnake›Eastern KingsnakevsNorth American Racer›Eastern MilksnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern MilksnakevsRed Cornsnake›Eastern RatsnakevsNorth American Racer›Eastern RatsnakevsRed Cornsnake›Northern WatersnakevsPlain-bellied Watersnake›Red-bellied SnakevsRing-necked Snake›
Mildly venomous snakes in Delaware
Non-venomous snakes in Delaware
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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.