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Category:Lists of snakes of the United States. Lists of snakes of the United States — lists of snake species that are native in U.S. states. Note: Articles on individual snakes should be listed in Category: Reptiles of the United States + Category: Snakes of North America + regional U.S. fauna categories.
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
The United States has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which include 23 species of rattlesnakes, three species of coral snakes, two species of cottonmouth, and two species of copperhead. At least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island, [ 4 ] and Alaska.
Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panamintina) VU IUCN. Family Colubridae (colubrid snakes) Southern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon simus) VU IUCN. Louisiana pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni) EN IUCN. Rim rock crown snake (Tantilla oolitica) EN IUCN.
List of largest snakes. By region: List of snakes of Jordan. List of snakes in North Macedonia. Snakes of Nigeria. List of snakes of Spain. List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Category:Lists of snakes of the United States (lists by U.S. state)
Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (/ sɜːrˈpɛntiːz /). [ 2 ] Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads ...
This is a list of the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: [ 1 ] Acanthophis. Acanthophis antarcticus. Acanthophis cryptamydros. Acanthophis hawkei. Acanthophis laevis. Acanthophis praelongus. Acanthophis pyrrhus.