Snakes in Kentucky
24 snakes · 4 venomous · 3 mildly venomous · 17 non-venomous
Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.
At a glance
24 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Kentucky, part of the Southeast. 4 are venomous: Eastern Copperhead, Northern Cottonmouth, Pygmy Rattlesnake and Timber Rattlesnake. Common Gartersnake, Eastern Hog-nosed Snake and Ring-necked Snake have only a mild venom. The biggest group here is water snakes: 4 of the 24. 17 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.
Venomous snakes in Kentucky
Commonly confused in Kentucky
Banded WatersnakevsNorthern Watersnake›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 CopperheadvsRed Cornsnake›Eastern MilksnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern MilksnakevsRed Cornsnake›Eastern RibbonsnakevsWestern Ribbonsnake›Gray RatsnakevsNorth American Racer›Mud SnakevsPlain-bellied Watersnake›Mud SnakevsRing-necked Snake›Northern CottonmouthvsBanded Watersnake›Northern CottonmouthvsDiamond-backed Watersnake›Northern CottonmouthvsMud Snake›Northern CottonmouthvsNorthern Watersnake›Northern CottonmouthvsPlain-bellied Watersnake›Northern WatersnakevsPlain-bellied Watersnake›Pygmy RattlesnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›Pygmy RattlesnakevsEastern Hog-nosed Snake›Pygmy RattlesnakevsNorth American Racer›Red-bellied SnakevsRing-necked Snake›Scarlet KingsnakevsScarlet Snake›Timber RattlesnakevsEastern Milksnake›Timber RattlesnakevsGray Ratsnake›Timber RattlesnakevsNorthern Watersnake›
Mildly venomous snakes in Kentucky
Non-venomous snakes in Kentucky
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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.