Snakes in Missouri
28 snakes · 5 venomous · 4 mildly venomous · 19 non-venomous
Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.
At a glance
28 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Missouri, part of the Midwest. 5 are venomous: Eastern Copperhead, Northern Cottonmouth, Pygmy Rattlesnake, Timber 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 water snakes: 4 of the 28. 16 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.
Venomous snakes in Missouri
Commonly confused in Missouri
Banded WatersnakevsNorthern Watersnake›CoachwhipvsNorth American Racer›Common GartersnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›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 Hog-nosed SnakevsWestern Hog-nosed Snake›Eastern MilksnakevsNorthern Watersnake›GophersnakevsWestern Hog-nosed Snake›Great Plains RatsnakevsPrairie Kingsnake›Mud SnakevsPlain-bellied Watersnake›Mud SnakevsRing-necked Snake›North American RacervsWestern Ratsnake›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›Timber RattlesnakevsEastern Milksnake›Timber RattlesnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Timber RattlesnakevsWestern Massasauga›
Mildly venomous snakes in Missouri
Non-venomous snakes in Missouri
Banded Watersnake
Coachwhip
DeKay's Brownsnake
Diamond-backed Watersnake
Eastern Milksnake
Gophersnake
Great Plains Ratsnake
Mud Snake
North American Racer
Northern Watersnake
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Prairie Kingsnake
Red-bellied Snake
Rough Earthsnake
Rough Greensnake
Scarlet Snake
Speckled Kingsnake
Western Ratsnake
Western Ribbonsnake
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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.