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Non-venomous snakes. Arizona elegans—glossy snake; Carphophis amaenus—worm snake; Cemophora coccinea—scarlet snake; Coluber constrictor—Southern Black Racer; Diadophis punctatus—ring-neck snake; Elaphe guttata—great plains rat snake; E. obsoleta—black rat snake; Farancia abacura—mud snake; Heterodon nasicus—western hognose snake
Found in the eastern and central portions of Oklahoma, the venomous copperhead snake plays an important role in controlling to rodent and vermin populations, according to the wildlife department.
Out of every water snake found in Oklahoma, the cottonmouth is the only venomous kind, according to Dwayne Elmore, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension wildlife specialist.
The United States has about 30 species of venomous snakes, which include 23 species of rattlesnakes, three species of coral snakes, and four species of American moccasins. Although at least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island and Alaska, the vast majority are found in warm weather states.
The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), [3] also known simply as the copperhead, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae.
Agkistrodon laticinctus, commonly known as the broad-banded copperhead, is a venomous pit viper species, [2] formerly considered a subspecies [3] of Agkistrodon contortrix, which is found in the central United States, from Kansas, through Oklahoma and throughout central Texas.
Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous, with a very toxic bite. [7] C. horridus is the only rattlesnake species in most of the populous Northeastern United States and is second only to its relatives to the west, the prairie rattlesnake, as the most northerly distributed venomous snake in North America. [8] [9] No subspecies are currently ...
Storeria dekayi, commonly known as De Kay's brown snake, De Kay's snake, and simply the brown snake (along with many other snakes), is a small non-venomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The species is native to North America and Central America .