List of snakes of Arizona

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

## Snakes

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### Non-venomous

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* Arizona mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana)
* Banded sand snake (Sonora cincta)
* Big Bend patch-nosed snake (Salvadora deserticola)
* Blackneck garter snake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis)
* California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)
* Checkered garter snake (Thamnophis marcianus)
* Chihuahuan black-headed snake (Tantilla wilcoxi)
* Chihuahuan hook-nosed snake (Gyalopion canum)
* Chihuahuan mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis knoblochi)
* Chihuahuan nightsnake (Hypsiglena jani)
* Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)
* Coastal rosy boa (Lichanura orcutti)
* Colorado Desert shovelnose snake (Sonora annulata)  Note: Often lacks red bands
* Desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida)
* Desert nightsnake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea)
* Desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata)
* Eastern patch-nosed snake (Salvadora grahamiae)
* Glossy snake (Arizona elegans)
* Green rat snake (Senticolis triaspis)
* Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques)
* Mexican hognose snake (Heterodon kennerlyi)
* Narrowhead garter snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus)
* Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
* Saddled leafnose snake (Phyllorhynchus browni)
* Sonoran gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer affinis)
* Sonoran lyre snake (Trimorphodon lambda)
* Sonoran whipsnake (Masticophis bilineatus)
* Southwestern blackhead snake (Tantilla hobartsmithi)
* Spotted leafnose snake (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus)
* Striped whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus)
* Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei)  Note: Often only black and white.
* Western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata)  Note: Extremely variable appearance
* Western milk snake (Lampropeltis gentilis)
* Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexilepis)
* Western shovelnose snake (Sonora occipitalis)
* Western terrestrial Garter snake (Thamnophis elegans)
* Western threadsnake (Rena humilis)
* Texas threadsnake (Rena dulcis)
* Thornscrub hook-nosed snake (Gyalopion quadrangulare)
* Thornscrub vine snake (Oxybelis microphthalmus)
* Regal ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus regalis)  Note: This subspecies often lacks ringneck
* Yaqui black-headed snake (Tantilla yaquia)

### Venomous

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* Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus)
* Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi)
* Blacktail rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus)
* Grand Canyon rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus abyssus)
* Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus)
* Hopi rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis nuntius)
* Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
* Rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus)
* Sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes)
* Sonoran coral snake (Micruroides euryxanthus)
* Speckled rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)  Note: Coloration varies between populations
* Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris)
* Twin-spotted rattlesnake (Crotalus pricei)
* Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
* Western massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus)

## References

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1. ^ Brennan, Thomas (2008). "Snakes of Arizona". Reptiles of AZ. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
2. ^ "Arizona Rattlesnakes". Arizona Department of Game and Fish. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

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