Wildlife Around Las Vegas
The snake species listed here occur around Las Vegas, Nevada. Click the links for species descriptions and additional photos. Snakes are interesting creatures. When you encounter one in the desert, consider yourself lucky and enjoy your good fortune at a distance. Some snakes are venomous, but remember, they lived here first, so let them be. Keep an eye out for shed snake skin in the desert.
| Photo | Family | Common Name | Species Name |
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Leptotyphlopidae | Western Threadsnake | Rena humilis |
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Colubridae | Desert Glossy Snake Glossy Snake |
Arizona elegans eburnata Arizona elegans |
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Colubridae | Mojave Shovel-nosed Snake Nevada Shovel-nosed Snake Western Shovelnose Snake |
Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis Chionactis occipitalis talpina Chionactis occipitalis |
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Colubridae | Western Yellow-Bellied Racer | Coluber constrictor mormon |
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Colubridae | Red Racer Coachwhip |
Coluber flagellum piceus Coluber flagellum |
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Colubridae | Regal Ringneck Snake Ringneck Snake |
Diadophis punctatus regalis Diadophis punctatus |
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Colubridae | Desert Nightsnake | Hypsiglena chlorophaea |
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Colubridae | California Kingsnake Common Kingsnake |
Lampropeltis californiae Lampropeltis getula |
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Colubridae | Utah Mountain Kingsnake Arizona Mountain Kingsnake Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake |
Lampropeltis pyromelana infralabialis Lampropeltis pyromelana pyromelana Lampropeltis pyromelana |
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Colubridae | Striped Whipsnake | Coluber taeniatus |
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Colubridae | Western Leaf-nosed Snake Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake |
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi Phyllorhynchus decurtatus |
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Colubridae | Great Basin Gopher Snake Gopher Snake |
Pituophis catenifer deserticola Pituophis catenifer |
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Colubridae | Long-Nosed Snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei |
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Colubridae | Mojave Patch-nosed Snake Western Patch-Nosed Snake |
Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis Salvadora hexalepis |
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Colubridae | Western Groundsnake | Sonora semiannulata |
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Colubridae | Smith's Black-headed Snake | Tantilla hobartsmithi |
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Colubridae | Wandering Gartersnake Western Terrestrial Gartersnake Common Gartersnake |
Thamnophus elegans vagrans Thamnophus elegans Thamnophis sirtalis |
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Colubridae | Sonoran Lyresnake California Lyresnake |
Trimorphodon lambda Trimorphodon lyrophanes |
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Elaphicae | Texas Coral Snake | Micrurus tener (not around Las Vegas) |
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Viperidae | Mojave Desert Sidewinder Sidewinder |
Crotalus cerastes cerastes Crotalus cerastes |
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Viperidae | Grand Canyon Rattlesnake | Crotalus abyssus |
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Viperidae | Arizona Black Rattlesnake | Crotalus cerberus |
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Viperidae | Great Basin Rattlesnake Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Northern Pacific Rattlesnake |
Crotalus oreganus lutosus Crotalus oreganus helleri Crotalus oreganus |
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Viperidae | Midget Faded Rattlesnake | Crotalus oreganus concolor |
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Viperidae | Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake | Crotalus atrox |
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Viperidae | Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake Panamint Rattlesnake Speckled Rattlesnake |
Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus mitchellii stephensi Crotalus mitchellii |
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Viperidae | Mojave Green Rattlesnake Mojave Rattlesnake |
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus Crotalus scutulatus |
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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