Snakes in Mississippi
29 snakes · 6 venomous · 3 mildly venomous · 20 non-venomous
Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.
At a glance
29 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Mississippi, part of the Southeast. 6 are venomous: Eastern Copperhead, Eastern Coralsnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, 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 kingsnakes & milksnakes: 4 of the 29. 21 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.
Venomous snakes in Mississippi
Commonly confused in Mississippi
Banded WatersnakevsNorthern Watersnake›CoachwhipvsNorth American Racer›Common GartersnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›Common GartersnakevsEastern Ribbonsnake›Common GartersnakevsWestern Ribbonsnake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRed-bellied Snake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRing-necked Snake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRough Earthsnake›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 CoralsnakevsScarlet Kingsnake›Eastern CoralsnakevsScarlet Snake›Eastern Diamondback RattlesnakevsPygmy Rattlesnake›Eastern Diamondback RattlesnakevsTimber Rattlesnake›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›Red-bellied SnakevsRough Earthsnake›Ring-necked SnakevsRough Earthsnake›Scarlet KingsnakevsScarlet Snake›Timber RattlesnakevsEastern Milksnake›Timber RattlesnakevsGray Ratsnake›Timber RattlesnakevsNorthern Watersnake›
Mildly venomous snakes in Mississippi
Non-venomous snakes in Mississippi
Banded Watersnake
Coachwhip
DeKay's Brownsnake
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Eastern Milksnake
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Gray Ratsnake
Mud Snake
North American Racer
Northern Watersnake
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Prairie Kingsnake
Red Cornsnake
Red-bellied Snake
Rough Earthsnake
Rough Greensnake
Scarlet Kingsnake
Scarlet Snake
Speckled Kingsnake
Western Ribbonsnake
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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.