Snakes in Washington

7 snakes · 1 venomous · 3 mildly venomous · 3 non-venomous

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

At a glance

7 of the 63 snakes on Learn2ID live in Washington, part of the Pacific West. One is venomous: Western Rattlesnake. Common Gartersnake, Ring-necked Snake and Terrestrial Gartersnake have only a mild venom. The biggest group here is garter & ribbon snakes: 2 of the 7. One look-alike pair here involves a venomous snake — see “Commonly confused” below.

Venomous snakes in Washington

Western Rattlesnake

Western Rattlesnake

Commonly confused in Washington

Common GartersnakevsTerrestrial Gartersnake›North American RacervsRubber Boa›Western RattlesnakevsGophersnake›

Mildly venomous snakes in Washington

Common Gartersnake

Common Gartersnake

Ring-necked Snake

Ring-necked Snake

Terrestrial Gartersnake

Terrestrial Gartersnake

Non-venomous snakes in Washington

Gophersnake

North American Racer

North American Racer

Rubber Boa

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