Poisonous Snakes In Indiana Map

Encountering a venomous snake is rare in indiana but all four venomous species are pit vipers. All 39 snake taxa that are known to naturally occur in indiana are tabulated below along with their population ranges in the state conservation status and level of danger they pose to humans upon biting them.

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Indianas vast variety of habitats lends itself to a wide collection of snakes.

Poisonous snakes in indiana map. The northern copperhead is indianas most common poisonous snake. The bite of this snake is extremely painful but rarely life. Photo scientific name common name state distribution.

What snakes live in indiana. Eastern massasauga rattlesnake federally threatened northern third of indiana. Are any of them venomous andor dangerous.

Along with the copperhead that bit the girl there are also timber rattlers massasaugas and cottonmouths. There are nearly 40 different species and subspecies of snakes that can be found in the hoosier state. Venomous snake species in indiana.

There are four species of venomous snakes in indiana according to the dnr. Copperhead only found in southern third of the state. Jump to navigation jump to search.

Animalsake provides a picture gallery of the species of snakes found in indiana. Although three out of the four front fanged venomous snakes are endangered timber rattlesnake cottonmouth eastern massasauga rattlesnake and hard to find the copperhead is not. List of snakes of indiana.

It is sometimes confused with the water snake. Common name eastern hog nosed snake. Water snakes and those that prefer marshes or other wetlands are also present.

Snakes hibernate from late fall through early spring. Copperheads are one of four venomous snakes in indiana. Although venomous snake bites dont happen often in indiana engbrecht says you should still always be looking out for snakes in general if youre hiking or camping.

Eastern hog nosed snake heterodon platirhinos. Interpretive naturalist jarret manek talks about the habits and identification of indianas most common venomous snake the copperhead. The following is a list of indianas four poisonous snakes.

Cottonmouth state endangered only found in one small area in southwestern indiana. Some prefer wooded habitats while others prefer open meadows. But of all the species inhabiting this place only 4 are venomous.

This nocturnal reptile lives in dry rocky areas but can also be found in old outbuildings and barns. The diverse habitat found in indiana is well suited for a host of snakes to call it their home. If the reports of a camper getting bitten by a venomous snake have you a little nervous perhaps statistics will put you more at ease.

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