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List of snakes of Illinois information


Snake species known to be found in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1] Concerns and listed statuses come from the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board's February 2011 Checklist of endangered and threatened animals and plants of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey's website.[1][2]

Image Scientific name Common name Family Venomous Conservation
concern
Agkistrodon contortrix eastern copperhead Viperidae Yes Locally abundant
Agkistrodon piscivorus northern cottonmouth
water moccasin		 Viperidae Yes Locally abundant
Carphophis amoenus helenae midwestern worm snake Colubridae No Locally abundant
Carphophis vermis midwestern worm snake Colubridae No Locally abundant
Clonophis kirtlandii Kirtland's snake Colubridae No State Threatened
Cemophora coccinea copei northern scarlet snake Colubridae No Current existence in IL uncertain. Single specimen vouchered in 1942.
Coluber constrictor foxii blue racer Colubridae No
Coluber constrictor priapus southern black racer Colubridae No Locally common
Crotalus horridus timber rattlesnake
canebrake rattlesnake		 Viperidae Yes State Threatened
Diadophis punctatus arnyi prairie ringneck snake Colubridae No Locally abundant
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii northern ringneck snake Colubridae No Locally abundant
Diadophis punctatus stictogenys Mississippi ringneck snake Colubridae No Locally abundant
Farancia abacura reinwardtii western mud snake Colubridae No Rarely seen
Heterodon nasicus gloydi dusty hognose snake Colubridae No
Heterodon nasicus nasicus plains hognose snake Colubridae No State Threatened
Heterodon platirhinos eastern hognose snake Colubridae No Locally common
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster prairie kingsnake Colubridae No Locally common
Lampropeltis getula holbrooki speckled kingsnake Colubridae No Locally common
Lampropeltis getula niger black kingsnake Colubridae No Locally common
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum eastern milk snake Colubridae No Not commonly seen
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila red milk snake Colubridae No Not commonly seen
Masticophis flagellum flagellum eastern coachwhip Colubridae No State Endangered
Nerodia cyclopion Mississippi green water snake Colubridae No State Threatened
Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster yellowbelly water snake Colubridae No
Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta copperbelly water snake Colubridae No "protected as though it were listed in Illinois"[1]
Nerodia fasciata confluens broad-banded water snake Colubridae No State Endangered
Nerodia rhombifer diamondback water snake Colubridae No Locally common
Nerodia sipedon pleuralis midland water snake Colubridae No
Nerodia sipedon sipedon northern water snake Colubridae No Abundant
Opheodrys aestivus rough green snake Colubridae No Locally abundant
Opheodrys vernalis smooth green snake Colubridae No Not abundant
Pantherophis emoryi Great Plains ratsnake Colubridae No State Endangered
Pantherophis spiloides gray ratsnake Colubridae No Locally common
Pantherophis vulpina Western fox snake Colubridae No Locally common
Pituophis catenifer sayi gophersnake
bullsnake		 Colubridae No Locally common
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus northern pine snake Colubridae No
Regina grahamii Graham's crayfish snake Colubridae No Widespread but uncommon
Regina septemvittata queen snake Colubridae No Locally abundant
Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Eastern massasauga Viperidae Yes
Storeria dekayi wrightorum midland brown snake
De Kay's brown snake		 Colubridae No Common
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata northern redbelly snake Colubridae No Locally abundant
Tantilla gracilis flat-headed snake Colubridae No State Threatened
Thamnophis proximus proximus western ribbon snake Colubridae No Locally common
Thamnophis radix plains ribbon snake Colubridae No Common in north half of state
Thamnophis saurita saurita eastern ribbon snake Colubridae No State Threatened
Thamnophis saurita septentrionalis northern ribbon snake Colubridae No
Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus Chicago garter snake Colubridae No
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis common garter snake Colubridae No Common
Tropidoclonion lineatum lineatum northern lined snake Colubridae No State Threatened
Virginia valeriae elegans western earth snake Colubridae No
  1. ^ a b c "Illinois Herpetology Species List". Illinois Natural History Survey. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  2. ^ "Checklist of Endangered and Threatened Animals and Plants of Illinois" (PDF). Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2012.

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