Checklist of Species

Please click on a species' name to take you to that species page. On that page you will find thumbnailed photos that are linked to larger photos. It will also include details about the species and natural history information from my own experiences as well as those of others. Provided maps are very general in nature.

The marked parishes only represent the parishes in which they have been known to occur via documentation in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana by Harold Dundee and Douglas Rossman (LSU press 1989). Parishes that are listed but are not in the book are based on my findings and those of others.

Taxonomically, the corn snake in Louisiana presents some problems in the west central part of the state. It is not my intention to label them according to my own beliefs, but to present the arguements for each classification and wait for a definitive study to be done. (This may never be accomplished, but I can dream!)

Some species listed here, such as the eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) and the black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) are of questionable presence within the state. Although the documented records of these snakes actually found in Louisiana can be counted on one hand and the origin of such species is questionable, they are listed on this site.

If you've got pictures of these species from Louisiana, please let us know! We especially need those of snakes not pictured on this site already.

KING / MILKSNAKES	WATER SNAKES	RACERS / WHIPSNAKES	RAT SNAKES
Louisiana milksnake mole kingsnake prairie kingsnake scarlet kingsnake speckled kingsnake	blotched water snake broad-banded water snake diamondback water snake Gulf salt marsh snake midland water snake Mississippi green water snake yellow-bellied water snake	black-masked racer buttermilk racer eastern coachwhip eastern yellow-bellied racer southern black racer tan racer	black rat snake corn snake Texas rat snake
PINE SNAKES	BROWN SNAKES	WORM SNAKES	MUD SNAKES
black pine snake Louisiana pine snake	Florida red-bellied snake marsh brown snake midland brown snake Texas brown snake	midwest worm snake western worm snake	rainbow snake western mud snake
CRAWFISH SNAKES	EARTH SNAKES	GARTER / RIBBON SNAKES	CROWNED / FLAT-HEADED SNAKES
Delta crawfish snake Graham's crawfish snake Gulf crawfish snake	rough earth snake western earth snake	eastern garter snake eastern ribbon snake Gulf Coast ribbon snake western ribbon snake	flat-headed snake southeastern crowned snake
MISCELLANEOUS
eastern hognose snake Mississippi ringneck snake northern scarlet snake pine woods snake rough green snake

RATTLESNAKES	COPPERHEADS / COTTONMOUTHS	CORAL SNAKES
canebrake rattlesnake eastern diamondback rattlesnake western pygmy rattlesnake	southern copperhead western cottonmouth	eastern coral snake Texas coral snake