Here are 50 non-venomous snakes that can be found in Texas.
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1. Glossy Snake
Distribution: Southwest, Midwest, South
2. Trans-Pecos Rat Snake
Distribution: Southwest, South
3. Western Worm Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South
4. Scarlet Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, South, Midwest
5. Racer
Distribution: Southeast, Southwest, Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, South
6. Schott’s Whipsnake
Distribution: South
7. Ring-necked Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, South, Canada
8. Texas Indigo Snake
Distribution: South
9. Central American Speckled Racer
Distribution: South
10. Baird’s Rat Snake
Distribution: South
11. Great Plains Rat Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Midwest, Northeast, South, Southwest
12. Rat Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South, Canada
13. Mud Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, South, Midwest
14. Taumaulipian Hook-nosed Snake
Distribution: South
15. Hog-nose Snake
Distribution: Canada, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, South
16. Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South, Canada
17. Night Snake
Distribution: Southwest, Midwest, Northwest, South
18. Gray-banded Kingsnake
Distribution: Southwest, South
19. Yellow-bellied Kingsnake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South
20. Common Kingsnake
Distribution: Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, South, Northwest
21. Milksnake
Distribution: Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, South, Northwest, Canada
22. Texas Blind Snake
Distribution: Southwest, Midwest, South
23. Western Slender Blind Snake
Distribution: Southwest, South
24. Coachwhip Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, South
25. Striped Whipsnake
Distribution: Southwest, Midwest, Northwest, South
26. Saltmarsh Snake
Distribution: Southeast, South
#saltmarsh snake! 🐍 pic.twitter.com/cF6JGCb9Ei
— Ryann Rossi (@RyannRossi) April 26, 2018
27. Mississippi Green Water Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, South, Midwest
28. Plain-bellied Water Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South, Southwest
29. Southern Water Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, South, Midwest
Southern Water Snake enjoying the sun after relatively cool day yesterday in East Texas begins storm system @accuweather pic.twitter.com/rs0bPzBsyY
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) April 15, 2019
30. Brazos River Water Snake
Distribution: South
31. Concho Water Snake
Distribution: South
32. Diamondback Water Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South
33. Rough Green Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South
34. Smooth Green Snake
Distribution: South
35. Gopher Snake
Distribution: Canada, Southwest, Midwest, Northwest, Northeast, South
36. Graham’s Crayfish Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South
37. Glossy Crayfish Snake
Distribution: Southeast, South, Northeast
38. Long-nosed Snake
Distribution: Southwest, Midwest, Northwest, South
39. Big Bend Patch-nosed Snake
Distribution: Southwest, South
40. Mountain Patch-nosed Snake
Distribution: Southwest, South
41. Dekay’s Brown Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South, Canada
42. Red-bellied Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South, Canada, Northwest
43. Mexican Black-headed Snake
Distribution: South
44. Black-necked Garter Snake
Distribution: Southwest, Midwest, South
45. Checkered Garter Snake
Distribution: Southwest, Midwest, South
46. Western Ribbon Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Midwest, Northeast, South, Southwest
47. Plains Garter Snake
Distribution: Canada, Midwest, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, South
48. Lined Snake
Distribution: Midwest, Northeast, Southwest, South
49. Rough Earth Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Midwest, South, Northeast
50. Smooth Earth Snake
Distribution: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, South