Snakes of New Mexico

Snakes that have been documented or are likely to occur in New Mexico

Lined Snake 1
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Black-necked Gartersnake 2
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Terrestrial Gartersnake 2
Thamnophis elegans
Mexican Gartersnake 3
Thamnophis eques
Checkered Gartersnake 4
Thamnophis marcianus
Western Ribbonsnake 5
Thamnophis proximus
Plains Gartersnake 6
Thamnophis radix
Narrow-headed Gartersnake 7
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
Common Gartersnake 8
Thamnophis sirtalis
Plain-bellied Watersnake 9
Nerodia erythrogaster
Ring-necked Snake 10
Diadophis punctatus
Mexican Hog-nosed Snake 11
Heterodon kennerlyi
Plains Hog-nosed Snake 12
Heterodon nasicus
Eastern Hog-Nosed Snake 13
Heterodon platirhinos
Desert Nightsnake 14
Hypsiglena chlorophaea
Chihuahuan Nightsnake 15
Hypsiglena jani
Sonoran Whipsnake 11
Coluber bilineatus
Coachwhip 1
Coluber flagellum
Striped Whipsnake 11
Coluber taeniatus
North American Racer 16
Coluber constrictor
Trans-pecos Ratsnake 1
Bogertophis subocularis
Glossy Snake 11
Arizona elegans
Sonoran Lyresnake 4
Trimorphodon lambda
Texas Lyresnake 17
Trimorphodon vilkinsonii
Smith's Black-Headed Snake 18
Tantilla hobartsmithi
Plains Black-headed Snake 11
Tantilla nigriceps
Yaqui Black-headed Snake 19
Tantilla yaquia
Western Groundsnake 20
Sonora semiannulata
Green Ratsnake 21
Senticolis triaspis
Eastern Patch-nosed Snake 2
Salvadora grahamiae
Western Patch-nosed Snake 22
Salvadora hexalepis
Long-nosed Snake 23
Rhinocheilus lecontei
Gophersnake 24
Pituophis catenifer
Smooth Greensnake 25
Opheodrys vernalis
Gray-banded Kingsnake 4
Lampropeltis alterna
California Kingsnake 26
Lampropeltis californiae
Western Milksnake 27
Lampropeltis gentilis
Madrean Mountain Kingsnake 28
Lampropeltis knoblochi
Arizona Mountain Kingsnake 29
Lampropeltis pyromelana
Desert Kingsnake 30
Lampropeltis splendida
Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake 17
Gyalopion canum
Great Plains Ratsnake 31
Pantherophis emoryi
Sonoran Coralsnake 32
Micruroides euryxanthus
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake 33
Crotalus atrox
Arizona Black Rattlesnake 34
Crotalus cerberus
Rock Rattlesnake 35
Crotalus lepidus
Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake 36
Crotalus molossus
Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake 37
Crotalus ornatus
Mohave Rattlesnake 38
Crotalus scutulatus
Prairie Rattlesnake 39
Crotalus viridis
Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake 11
Crotalus willardi
Western Massasauga 40
Sistrurus tergeminus
New Mexico Threadsnake 1
Rena dissecta
Western Threadsnake 41
Rena humilis

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