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Which states have no snakes?

Last checked November 3, 2026 against official sources.

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  1. The short answer
  2. Map
  3. State by state
  4. How this is answered
  5. Sources

The short answer

Official sources say there are no snakes in Alaska.

Official sources name snakes in 49 other states.

Map

Texas: Snakes here? YesCalifornia: Snakes here? YesKentucky: Snakes here? YesGeorgia: Snakes here? YesWisconsin: Snakes here? YesOregon: Snakes here? YesMissouri: Snakes here? YesVirginia: Snakes here? YesTennessee: Snakes here? YesLouisiana: Snakes here? YesNew York: Snakes here? YesIdaho: Snakes here? YesFlorida: Snakes here? YesIllinois: Snakes here? YesMontana: Snakes here? YesMinnesota: Snakes here? YesMaryland: Snakes here? YesIowa: Snakes here? YesOhio: Snakes here? YesNebraska: Snakes here? YesWashington: Snakes here? YesSouth Dakota: Snakes here? YesArkansas: Snakes here? YesMississippi: Snakes here? YesColorado: Snakes here? YesNorth Carolina: Snakes here? YesUtah: Snakes here? YesOklahoma: Snakes here? YesWyoming: Snakes here? YesWest Virginia: Snakes here? YesIndiana: Snakes here? YesMassachusetts: Snakes here? YesNevada: Snakes here? YesNorth Dakota: Snakes here? YesPennsylvania: Snakes here? YesSouth Carolina: Snakes here? YesMaine: Snakes here? YesHawaii: Snakes here? YesRhode Island: Snakes here? YesConnecticut: Snakes here? YesMichigan: Snakes here? YesAlaska: Snakes here? NoDelaware: Snakes here? YesNew Mexico: Snakes here? YesAlabama: Snakes here? YesKansas: Snakes here? YesVermont: Snakes here? YesNew Jersey: Snakes here? YesNew Hampshire: Snakes here? YesArizona: Snakes here? Yes
Each state is colored by what its official sources say. Gray means no official statement in our sources, not absence.
  • Yes, snakes here, per official sources
  • No snakes, per official sources

State by state

StateSnakes here?What the official sources saySource
Alaska No ADF&G says Alaska has no snakes. The only reptiles are rare sea turtles. “There are no lizards, freshwater turtles, or snakes in Alaska.” Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Alabama Yes 50 snakes on the official lists. Outdoor Alabama
Arizona Yes 63 snakes on the official lists. Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arkansas Yes 37 snakes on the official lists. AGFC
California Yes 47 snakes on the official lists. CWHR Program
Colorado Yes 31 snakes on the official lists. Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Connecticut Yes 14 snakes on the official lists. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Wildlife Division
Delaware Yes 19 snakes on the official lists. DNREC
Florida Yes 55 snakes on the official lists. FWC
Georgia Yes 47 snakes on the official lists. Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division
Hawaii Yes The only land snake on Hawaii's official lists is the small introduced Hawaiian blind snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus). The National Park Service herpetofauna inventory (2005) lists it as present and breeding in Haleakala and Kalaupapa national parks, and as non-native. Hawaii's agriculture department (HDOA, 2005) says that, except for this blind snake, snakes are illegal to possess in Hawaii. A venomous sea snake is sometimes seen at sea or washed ashore. HDOA (2023): if you see a snake, treat it as venomous, do not handle it, and call 643-PEST. “Except for the small Hawaiian blind snake, snakes are illegal for individuals to possess in Hawaii.” Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity
Idaho Yes 13 snakes on the official lists. Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Illinois Yes 40 snakes on the official lists. IDNR
Indiana Yes 36 snakes on the official lists. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlife
Iowa Yes 28 snakes on the official lists. Iowa DNR
Kansas Yes 42 snakes on the official lists. Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas (Travis W. Taggart), Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University
Kentucky Yes 33 snakes on the official lists. KDFWR
Louisiana Yes 50 snakes on the official lists. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Maine Yes 10 snakes on the official lists. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maryland Yes 26 snakes on the official lists. DNR
Massachusetts Yes 14 snakes on the official lists. MassWildlife
Michigan Yes 18 snakes on the official lists. Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota Yes 17 snakes on the official lists. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Nongame Wildlife Program
Mississippi Yes 56 snakes on the official lists. MDWFP
Missouri Yes 43 snakes on the official lists. MDC
Montana Yes 10 snakes on the official lists. Montana Natural Heritage Program (Montana State Library) with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Montana Field Guide
Nebraska Yes 30 snakes on the official lists. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Nevada Yes 27 snakes on the official lists. Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) / Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners
New Hampshire Yes 11 snakes on the official lists. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
New Jersey Yes 23 snakes on the official lists. NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program
New Mexico Yes 61 snakes on the official lists. New Mexico Department of Wildlife
New York Yes 17 snakes on the official lists. NYSDEC Division of Fish and Wildlife
North Carolina Yes 41 snakes on the official lists. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
North Dakota Yes 10 snakes on the official lists. North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Ohio Yes 26 snakes on the official lists. Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
Oklahoma Yes 48 snakes on the official lists. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH) Herpetology, hosted by the Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma
Oregon Yes 16 snakes on the official lists. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Pennsylvania Yes 21 snakes on the official lists. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Rhode Island Yes 13 snakes on the official lists. Rhode Island Department of State (Code of Regulations); Rhode Island DEM rule
South Carolina Yes 39 snakes on the official lists. University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
South Dakota Yes 17 snakes on the official lists. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
Tennessee Yes 32 snakes on the official lists. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Texas Yes 77 snakes on the official lists. Herps of Texas, Biodiversity Collections, Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin
Utah Yes 28 snakes on the official lists. DWR
Vermont Yes 12 snakes on the official lists. Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
Virginia Yes 36 snakes on the official lists. DWR
Washington Yes 12 snakes on the official lists. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, BLM and U.S. Forest Service
West Virginia Yes 23 snakes on the official lists. WVDNR
Wisconsin Yes 22 snakes on the official lists. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wyoming Yes 16 snakes on the official lists. Wyoming Game and Fish Department

How this is answered

Each state's answer comes from that state's own official sources: its wildlife agency, Extension service or another public body. We use, in order, the state's sourced answer to this question, then the animal's place on the state's official species list, then an official source quoted in our species guide. Where none of these settles it, the state is shown as "No official statement found". We never mark a state as having none without an official statement. Sightings and photo records are not used here. How questions are answered.

Sources

  1. Snakes. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Outdoor Alabama). undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  2. Sounds Wild: No Snakes in Alaska (radio episode transcript). Alaska Department of Fish and Game. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
    Quoted passages (1)
    “There are no lizards, freshwater turtles, or snakes in Alaska.”
  3. Online Field Guide to The Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona - Snakes of Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2023; checked November 3, 2026.
  4. Arkansas Snake Guide (pocket guide; Kelly J. Irwin, AGFC herpetologist). Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC). undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  5. Complete List of Amphibian, Reptile, Bird and Mammal Species in California. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CWHR Program). 2016-05 (document dated "May, 2016"; checked November 3, 2026.
  6. Species Profile List, filtered to Type = Reptile. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. species-profiles page modified 2026-04-09; checked November 3, 2026.
  7. Snakes of Connecticut. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), Wildlife Division. Content last updated July 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
  8. Snakes to Watch Out For (Outdoor Delaware). Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). published 2021-07-09, modified 2026-05-07; checked November 3, 2026.
  9. Checklist of Florida's Amphibians and Reptiles (Revised 2023). Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Revised 2023; checked November 3, 2026.
  10. Snake Information & Resources (Snakes of Georgia). Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  11. TSA Screeners Find Live Snake in Woman's Luggage (NR05-08). Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (formerly HDOA). May 4, 2005; checked November 3, 2026.
    Quoted passages (1)
    “Except for the small Hawaiian blind snake, snakes are illegal for individuals to possess in Hawaii.”
  12. Idaho Species Catalog: Reptilia Class (In Idaho? = Yes). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. archived copy, captured May 2, 2017; checked November 3, 2026.
  13. Wild About Illinois Snakes! (species gallery by family). Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  14. Reptiles of Indiana List. Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish & Wildlife. page states "Revised September 2021"; checked November 3, 2026.
  15. Iowa Wildlife Action Plan (2025 revision) - All Appendices (Appendix 3 amphibians, 4 reptiles, 5-6 birds, 7 mammals, 11 bumble bees, 16 T&E). Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR). Plan submitted to USFWS December 31, 2025 and approved; checked November 3, 2026.
  16. SQUAMATA (PART-SNAKES) - Snakes (KHA species accounts list). Kansas Herpetofaunal Atlas (Travis W. Taggart), Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University. page footer 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
  17. Snakes (Snakes of Kentucky). Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR). archived copy, captured August 27, 2025; checked November 3, 2026.
  18. Snake Species Field Guide. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  19. Reptiles & Amphibians: Species Information. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  20. The Reptiles and Amphibians of Maryland (Maryland Herp Checklist). Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). archived copy, captured May 14, 2026; checked November 3, 2026. Archived copy.
  21. Snakes of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). archived copy, captured October 24, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
  22. Snakes (Michigan DNR species page). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. archived copy, captured March 12, 2026; checked November 3, 2026. Archived copy.
  23. Snakes and Lizards of Minnesota (EWR_448_18). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Nongame Wildlife Program. ©2018; checked November 3, 2026.
  24. Mississippi Amphibians and Reptiles (Mississippi Herpetology Checklist), Revised 2012. Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MDWFP). archived copy, captured April 5, 2024; checked November 3, 2026.
  25. A Guide to Missouri's Snakes (MDC publication E00448). Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Copyright 2017; checked November 3, 2026.
  26. Montana Field Guide: Reptiles and Amphibians (family species lists). Montana Natural Heritage Program (Montana State Library) with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Montana Field Guide. archived copy, captured May 6, 2025; checked November 3, 2026.
  27. Snakes of Nebraska. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. archived copy, captured October 1, 2023; checked November 3, 2026.
  28. Commission Regulation 19-02, 2019 & 2020 Noncommercial Collection Seasons & Limits for Live, Unprotected Reptiles & Amphibians (NDOW memo and table). Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) / Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners. memo dated October 11, 2018; checked November 3, 2026.
  29. Snakes of New Hampshire. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. archived copy, captured August 7, 2025; checked November 3, 2026.
  30. Snakes of New Jersey (brochure). NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program. PDF Last-Modified 2021-06-23; checked November 3, 2026.
  31. BISON-M (Biota Information System of New Mexico) species search export: taxonomic name "Serpentes". New Mexico Department of Wildlife (BISON-M, with Natural Heritage New Mexico). database queried November 3, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
  32. Checklist of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of New York State, Including Their Legal Status (Tenth revision, February 2019). NYSDEC Division of Fish and Wildlife. February 2019; checked November 3, 2026.
  33. 2025 SWAP Appendix 3 Table 3-7 REPTILES SGCN and Priority Species List (2025 WAP Revision Taxa Team Evaluations). N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. 2025 NC SWAP; checked November 3, 2026.
  34. Reptiles and Amphibians of North Dakota (by Sandra Johnson). North Dakota Game and Fish Department. archived copy, captured July 14, 2024; checked November 3, 2026.
  35. Reptiles of Ohio Field Guide (Publication 5354). Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. PUBLICATION 5354; checked November 3, 2026.
  36. Checklist of Oklahoma Amphibians and Reptiles. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH) Herpetology, hosted by the Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma. PDF created 2014-09-09, modified 2016-06-06; checked November 3, 2026.
  37. Living with Wildlife: Snakes. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  38. Pennsylvania Native Reptile and Amphibian Species (PA Species and Endangered Species Act listing status). Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  39. Rules and Regulations Governing Importation and Possession of Wild Animals (250-RICR-40-05-3), § 3.17 Appendix A. Rhode Island Department of State (Code of Regulations); Rhode Island DEM rule. Active rule, effective from 07/28/2026; checked November 3, 2026.
  40. Snakes of South Carolina and Georgia. University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (linked by SCDNR as its species information). undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  41. Amphibians and Reptiles checklist. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (Wildlife Action Plan website checklists). undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  42. Snakes | State of Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. archived copy, captured June 11, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
  43. Herps of Texas: Snakes of Texas. Herps of Texas, Biodiversity Collections, Dept. of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin. 2020-07-23 (archive capture date; checked November 3, 2026.
  44. Species tables for Utah's reptiles and amphibians. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). page "Last updated: April 22, 2026"; checked November 3, 2026.
  45. Reptiles and Amphibians of Vermont. Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department (Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory). document dated 13 March 2022; checked November 3, 2026.
  46. List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR). May, 2026; checked November 3, 2026.
  47. Washington State Herp Atlas: Checklist of Washington Amphibians and Reptiles (pp. 13-14). Washington Natural Heritage Program, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, BLM and U.S. Forest Service. Published 2009, revised 2017; checked November 3, 2026.
  48. Amphibians & Reptiles. West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). WordPress modified 2026-04-20; checked November 3, 2026.
  49. Herps of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. undated page; checked November 3, 2026.
  50. Reptiles in Wyoming (species list). Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Last modified on 01-22-2023; checked November 3, 2026.