Reptiles of Louisiana

A grouping of all of the reptiles found in Louisiana, including historical records and introduced species. I included only subspecies that are used commonly, excluding some from this guide.

Taxonomy
« Back To Colubrid Snakes Family Colubridae
- Dipsadine Snakes Subfamily Dipsadinae

Ringneck Snake ¹
Diadophis punctatus

Eastern Worm Snake ²
Carphophis amoenus

Western Worm Snake ³
Carphophis vermis

Pine Woods Littersnake ⁴
Rhadinaea flavilata

Eastern Hognose Snake ⁵
Heterodon platirhinos

Mud Snake ⁶
Farancia abacura

Rainbow Snake ⁴
Farancia erytrogramma

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Reptiles of Louisiana

Ringneck Snake 1 Diadophis punctatus

Eastern Worm Snake 2 Carphophis amoenus

Western Worm Snake 3 Carphophis vermis

Pine Woods Littersnake 4 Rhadinaea flavilata

Eastern Hognose Snake 5 Heterodon platirhinos

Mud Snake 6 Farancia abacura

Rainbow Snake 4 Farancia erytrogramma