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Wildlife guides by state

Each state guide is built from that state's official wildlife lists and Extension sources: what lives there, which animals are venomous or dangerous, which are invasive, and when each group is most active.

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Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Alabama6 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca · Wikimedia Commons · resized

AlaskaNo venomous snakes listed · 7 animal groups
Photo: B. P. White · CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist · resized

Arizona14 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Arkansas6 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Wendy St. John · CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist · resized

California7 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: B. P. White · CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist · resized

Colorado3 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (U.S. federal work, public domain)

Connecticut2 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Delaware1 venomous snake · 9 animal groups
Photo: Kristiina Hurme · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Florida6 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: Eric Schmidt · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Georgia7 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: Rabon David, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

HawaiiVenomous sea snake only · 10 animal groups
Photo: RJ Baltierra · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Idaho2 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Illinois4 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: National Marine Sanctuaries · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Indiana4 venomous snakes · 8 animal groups
Photo: Paul Danese · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized

Iowa5 venomous snakes · 8 animal groups
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Kansas7 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: ncb1221 · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Kentucky4 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Jade Fortnash · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Louisiana7 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: Jackson Kusack · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

MaineNo venomous snakes today · 8 animal groups
Photo: Christine Young · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Maryland2 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Nick Block · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Massachusetts2 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Michael Ellis · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Michigan1 venomous snake · 8 animal groups
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Minnesota2 venomous snakes · 8 animal groups
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mississippi6 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: Cephas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized

Missouri6 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Montana1 venomous snake · 9 animal groups
Photo: MartinKlippel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized

Nebraska4 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Dylan C Thomas · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Nevada6 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

New Hampshire1 venomous snake · 8 animal groups
Photo: John Matthew Erickson · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

New Jersey2 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: B. P. White · CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist · resized

New Mexico12 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Erik Schiff · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

New York3 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Curtis Meyers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · iNaturalist · resized

North Carolina6 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: Bob Walker · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

North Dakota1 venomous snake · 8 animal groups
Photo: Judy Gallagher · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Ohio3 venomous snakes · 8 animal groups
Photo: Shirley Zundell · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Oklahoma8 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: John Hibbard · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Oregon1 venomous snake · 10 animal groups
Photo: Peter Paplanus · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Pennsylvania3 venomous snakes · 8 animal groups
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Rhode IslandNo venomous snakes today · 8 animal groups
Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

South Carolina6 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Judy Gallagher · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

South Dakota1 venomous snake · 8 animal groups
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tennessee4 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Maximilian Paradiz from Amsterdam, Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Texas11 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: Colin Croft · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Utah5 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups
Photo: Paul Danese · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized

Vermont1 venomous snake · 8 animal groups
Photo: Peter Paplanus from St. Louis, Missouri · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Virginia3 venomous snakes · 10 animal groups
Photo: Shawn O'Donnell · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist

Washington1 venomous snake · 10 animal groups
Photo: Judy Gallagher · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

West Virginia2 venomous snakes · 8 animal groups
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Wisconsin2 venomous snakes · 8 animal groups
Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Wyoming2 venomous snakes · 9 animal groups

Questions across states

Each answer is given state by state, from that state's official sources, with a map.

Map of state guides

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