Snakes in New York
13 snakes · 3 venomous · 3 mildly venomous · 7 non-venomous
Ranges are approximate. Snakes can turn up outside of them.
At a glance
13 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in New York, part of the Northeast. 3 are venomous: Eastern Copperhead, Eastern Massasauga and 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 13. 11 look-alike pairs here involve a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.
Venomous snakes in New York
Commonly confused in New York
Common GartersnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›Common GartersnakevsEastern Ribbonsnake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRed-bellied Snake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRing-necked Snake›Eastern CopperheadvsDeKay's Brownsnake›Eastern CopperheadvsEastern Hog-nosed Snake›Eastern CopperheadvsEastern Milksnake›Eastern CopperheadvsEastern Ratsnake›Eastern CopperheadvsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern MassasaugavsEastern Hog-nosed Snake›Eastern MassasaugavsEastern Milksnake›Eastern MassasaugavsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern MilksnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern RatsnakevsNorth American Racer›Red-bellied SnakevsRing-necked Snake›Timber RattlesnakevsEastern Milksnake›Timber RattlesnakevsEastern Ratsnake›Timber RattlesnakevsNorthern Watersnake›
Mildly venomous snakes in New York
Non-venomous snakes in New York
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Ranges are approximate and still being checked by experts. A snake can turn up outside its usual range.