Snakes in Montana

8 snakes · 1 venomous · 3 mildly venomous · 4 non-venomous

Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.

At a glance

8 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Montana, part of the Mountain West. One is venomous: Prairie Rattlesnake. Common Gartersnake, Terrestrial Gartersnake and Western Hog-nosed Snake have only a mild venom. The biggest group here is garter & ribbon snakes: 2 of the 8. 2 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.

Venomous snakes in Montana

Prairie Rattlesnake

Prairie Rattlesnake

Commonly confused in Montana

Common GartersnakevsTerrestrial Gartersnake›GophersnakevsWestern Hog-nosed Snake›North American RacervsRubber Boa›Prairie RattlesnakevsGophersnake›Prairie RattlesnakevsWestern Hog-nosed Snake›

Mildly venomous snakes in Montana

Common Gartersnake

Common Gartersnake

Terrestrial Gartersnake

Terrestrial Gartersnake

Western Hog-nosed Snake

Western Hog-nosed Snake

Non-venomous snakes in Montana

Gophersnake

North American Racer

North American Racer

Rubber Boa

Western Milksnake

Western Milksnake

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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.