Snakes in Indiana
21 snakes · 4 venomous · 3 mildly venomous · 14 non-venomous
Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.
At a glance
21 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Indiana, part of the Midwest. 4 are venomous: Eastern Copperhead, Eastern Massasauga, Northern Cottonmouth and Timber Rattlesnake. Common Gartersnake, Eastern Hog-nosed Snake and Ring-necked Snake have only a mild venom. The biggest group here is garter & ribbon snakes: 3 of the 21. 14 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.
Venomous snakes in Indiana
Commonly confused in Indiana
Common GartersnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›Common GartersnakevsEastern Ribbonsnake›Common GartersnakevsWestern Ribbonsnake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRed-bellied Snake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRing-necked Snake›Diamond-backed WatersnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern CopperheadvsDeKay's Brownsnake›Eastern CopperheadvsEastern Hog-nosed Snake›Eastern CopperheadvsEastern Milksnake›Eastern CopperheadvsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern CopperheadvsPrairie Kingsnake›Eastern MassasaugavsEastern Hog-nosed Snake›Eastern MassasaugavsEastern Milksnake›Eastern MassasaugavsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern MilksnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern RibbonsnakevsWestern Ribbonsnake›Gray RatsnakevsNorth American Racer›Northern CottonmouthvsDiamond-backed Watersnake›Northern CottonmouthvsNorthern Watersnake›Northern CottonmouthvsPlain-bellied Watersnake›Northern WatersnakevsPlain-bellied Watersnake›Red-bellied SnakevsRing-necked Snake›Timber RattlesnakevsEastern Milksnake›Timber RattlesnakevsGray Ratsnake›Timber RattlesnakevsNorthern Watersnake›
Mildly venomous snakes in Indiana
Non-venomous snakes in Indiana
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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.