Snakes in Nebraska
22 snakes · 4 venomous · 5 mildly venomous · 13 non-venomous
Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.
At a glance
22 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Nebraska, part of the Midwest. 4 are venomous: Eastern Copperhead, Prairie Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake and Western Massasauga. Common Gartersnake, Eastern Hog-nosed Snake, Ring-necked Snake, Terrestrial Gartersnake and Western Hog-nosed Snake have only a mild venom. The biggest group here is kingsnakes & milksnakes: 4 of the 22. 12 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.
Venomous snakes in Nebraska
Commonly confused in Nebraska
CoachwhipvsNorth American Racer›Common GartersnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›Common GartersnakevsTerrestrial Gartersnake›Common GartersnakevsWestern Ribbonsnake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRed-bellied Snake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRing-necked Snake›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›Eastern MilksnakevsWestern Milksnake›GophersnakevsWestern Hog-nosed Snake›Great Plains RatsnakevsPrairie Kingsnake›North American RacervsWestern Ratsnake›Prairie RattlesnakevsGophersnake›Prairie RattlesnakevsPrairie Kingsnake›Prairie RattlesnakevsWestern Hog-nosed Snake›Prairie RattlesnakevsWestern Massasauga›Red-bellied SnakevsRing-necked Snake›Timber RattlesnakevsEastern Milksnake›Timber RattlesnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Timber RattlesnakevsWestern Massasauga›
Mildly venomous snakes in Nebraska
Non-venomous snakes in Nebraska
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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.