List of snakes of Arizona

This is a list of the known snakes of Arizona.[1][2] The Arizona State Reptile is the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi).[3]

Snakes

Image Scientific Name Common Name Venomous to humans Family Note(s)
Arizona elegans Glossy snake No Colubridae
Crotalus atrox Western diamondback rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus cerastes Sidewinder rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus cerberus Arizona black rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus lepidus Rock rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus lutosus Great Basin rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus molossus Blacktail rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus oreganus abyssus Grand Canyon rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus pricei Twin-spotted rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus pyrrhus Speckled rattlesnake Yes Viperidae Coloration varies between populations.
Crotalus scutulatus Mojave rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus tigris Tiger rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus viridis nuntius Hopi rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Crotalus willardi willardi Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake Yes Viperidae
Diadophis punctatus regalis Regal ringneck snake No Dipsadidae This subspecies often lacks ring-neck
Gyalopion canum Chihuahuan hook-nosed snake No Colubridae
Gyalopion quadrangulare Thornscrub hook-nosed snake No Colubridae
Heterodon kennerlyi Mexican hognose snake No Dipsadidae
Hypsiglena chlorophaea Desert nightsnake No Dipsadidae
Hypsiglena jani Chihuahuan nightsnake No Dipsadidae
Indotyphlops braminus Brahmini blind snake No Typhlopidae This is an invasive species to Arizona.
Lampropeltis californiae California kingsnake No Colubridae
Lampropeltis gentilis Western milk snake No Colubridae
Lampropeltis knoblochi Chihuahuan mountain kingsnake No Colubridae
Lampropeltis pyromelana Arizona mountain kingsnake No Colubridae
Lampropeltis splendida Desert kingsnake No Colubridae
Lichanura orcutti Coastal rosy boa No Boidae
Lichanura trivirgata Desert rosy boa No Boidae
Masticophis bilineatus Sonoran whipsnake No Colubridae
Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip No Colubridae
Masticophis mentovarius Neotropical Whipsnake No Colubridae
Masticophis taeniatus Striped whipsnake No Colubridae
Micruroides euryxanthus Sonoran coral snake Yes Dipsadidae
Oxybelis microphthalmus Thornscrub vine snake No Colubridae
Pituophis catenifer affinis Sonoran gopher snake No Colubridae
Phyllorhynchus browni Saddled leafnose snake No Colubridae
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus Spotted leafnose snake No Colubridae
Rena dulcis Texas threadsnake No Leptotyphlopidae
Rena humilis Western threadsnake No Leptotyphlopidae
Rhinocheilus lecontei Long-nosed snake No Colubridae Often only black and white.
Salvadora deserticola Big Bend patch-nosed snake No Colubridae
Salvadora grahamiae Eastern patch-nosed snake No Colubridae
Salvadora hexilepis Western patch-nosed snake No Colubridae
Senticolis triaspis Green rat snake No Colubridae
Sistrurus tergeminus Western massasauga Yes Viperidae
Sonora annulata Colorado Desert shovelnose snake No Colubridae Often lacks red bands.
Sonora cincta Banded sand snake No Colubridae
Sonora occipitalis Western shovelnose snake No Colubridae
Sonora palarostris Sonoran shovel-nosed snake No Colubridae
Sonora semiannulata Western ground snake No Colubridae Extremely variable appearance.
Sonora Straminea Variable Sandsnake No Colubridae
Tantilla hobartsmithi Southwestern blackhead snake No Colubridae
Tantilla nigriceps Plains black-headed snake No Colubridae
Tantilla wilcoxi Chihuahuan black-headed snake No Colubridae
Tantilla yaquia Yaqui black-headed snake No Colubridae
Trimorphodon lambda Sonoran lyre snake No Colubridae
Thamnophis cyrtopsis Blackneck garter snake No Natricidae
Thamnophis elegans Western terrestrial Garter snake No Natricidae
Thamnophis eques Mexican garter snake No Natricidae
Thamnophis marcianus Checkered garter snake No Natricidae
Thamnophis rufipunctatus Narrowhead garter snake No Natricidae

References

  1. ↑ Brennan, Thomas (2008). "Snakes of Arizona". Reptiles of AZ. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Snakes – Tucson Herpetological Society". Retrieved July 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Arizona Rattlesnakes". Arizona Department of Game and Fish. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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