Snakes in New Hampshire
10 snakes · 1 venomous · 3 mildly venomous · 6 non-venomous
Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.
At a glance
10 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in New Hampshire, part of the Northeast. One is venomous: Timber Rattlesnake. Common Gartersnake, Eastern Hog-nosed Snake and Ring-necked Snake have only a mild venom. The biggest group here is brownsnakes & red-bellied snakes: 2 of the 10. 2 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.
Venomous snakes in New Hampshire
Commonly confused in New Hampshire
Common GartersnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›Common GartersnakevsEastern Ribbonsnake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRed-bellied Snake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRing-necked Snake›Eastern MilksnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Red-bellied SnakevsRing-necked Snake›Timber RattlesnakevsEastern Milksnake›Timber RattlesnakevsNorthern Watersnake›
Mildly venomous snakes in New Hampshire
Non-venomous snakes in New Hampshire
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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.