Snakes in Rhode Island

10 snakes · 3 mildly venomous · 7 non-venomous

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

At a glance

10 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Rhode Island, part of the Northeast. None of the snakes listed here are venomous. 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.

Commonly confused in Rhode Island

Common GartersnakevsDeKay's Brownsnake›Common GartersnakevsEastern Ribbonsnake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRed-bellied Snake›DeKay's BrownsnakevsRing-necked Snake›Eastern MilksnakevsNorthern Watersnake›Eastern RatsnakevsNorth American Racer›Red-bellied SnakevsRing-necked Snake›

Mildly venomous snakes in Rhode Island

Common Gartersnake

Common Gartersnake

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake

Ring-necked Snake

Ring-necked Snake

Non-venomous snakes in Rhode Island

DeKay's Brownsnake

DeKay's Brownsnake

Eastern Milksnake

Eastern Milksnake

Eastern Ratsnake

Eastern Ratsnake

Eastern Ribbonsnake

Eastern Ribbonsnake

North American Racer

North American Racer

Northern Watersnake

Northern Watersnake

Red-bellied Snake

Red-bellied Snake

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