Snakes in Kansas

At a glance

29 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Kansas, part of the Midwest. 7 are venomous: Broad-banded Copperhead, Eastern Copperhead, Northern Cottonmouth, Prairie Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake and Western Massasauga. Common Gartersnake, Eastern Hog-nosed Snake, Ring-necked Snake and Western Hog-nosed Snake have only a mild venom. The biggest group here is kingsnakes & milksnakes: 4 of the 29. The Broad-banded Copperhead is found in only 3 states, and Kansas is one of them. 20 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.