This Is How Many Types of Venomous Snakes Are in Your State

For those of us who have a healthy fear of snakes, it's usually best not to think about them at all. When we do think about them, it's often just to focus on the largely reassuring facts: Snake bites are pretty rare, and very few people actually die from them. At the same time, it's important to be aware of the risk that does exist—however unlikely it may be—and that requires some knowledge of the highly venomous snakes lurking in almost every U.S. state.

If you're concerned about the dangerous critters that might be slithering through your backyard, you should remember that your proximity to snakes has a lot to do with where exactly you live. Nevertheless, you still ought to know which venomous snakes make their home in your state. Antivenom brand CroFab, which helps make treatment for snake bites, put together a full list of the venomous snakes across the U.S. Read on to find out how many of these deadly creatures reside in your state, and which snake-heavy states you may want to avoid entirely.

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1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Eastern Coral Snake
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
6. Timber Rattlesnake

There are no venomous snakes in Alaska.

1. Arizona Black Rattlesnake
2. Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
3. Grand Canyon Rattlesnake
4. Massasauga
5. Mojave Rattlesnake
6. Prairie Rattlesnake
7. Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake
8. Rock Rattlesnake
9. Sidewinder
10. Speckled Rattlesnake
11. Sonoran Coral Snake
12. Tiger Rattlesnake
13. Twin-Spotted Rattlesnake
14. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Pygmy Rattlesnake
4. Texas Coral Snake
5. Timber Rattlesnake
6. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

1. Great Basin Rattlesnake
2. Mojave Rattlesnake
3. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
4. Panamint Rattlesnake
5. Red Diamond Rattlesnake
6. Sidewinder
7. Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
8. Speckled Rattlesnake
9. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

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1. Faded Western Rattlesnake
2. Massasauga
3. Mojave Rattlesnake
4. Prairie Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Eastern Coral Snake
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
6. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Eastern Coral Snake
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlensnake
6. Timber Rattlesnake

There are no venomous snakes in Hawaii.

1. Prairie Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Massasauga
4. Timber Rattlesnake

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1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Massasauga
4. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Massasauga
3. Prairie Rattlesnake
4. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Massasauga
4. Prairie Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
6. Timber Rattlesnake
7. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Pygmy Rattlesnake
4. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Eastern Coral Snake
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
6. Texas Coral Snake
7. Timber Rattlesnake

There are no venomous snakes in Maine.

1. Copperhead
2. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Massasauga

1. Massasauga
2. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Eastern Coral Snake
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
6. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Massasauga
4. Pygmy Rattlesnake
5. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Prairie Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Massasauga
3. Prairie Rattlesnake
4. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Great Basin Rattlesnake
2. Mojave Rattlesnake
3. Panamint Rattlesnake
4. Prairie Rattlesnake
5. Sidewinder
6. Speckled Rattlesnake
7. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

1. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
2. Massasauga
3. Mojave Rattlesnake
4. Prairie Rattlesnake
5. Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake
6. Rock Rattlesnake
7. Sonoran Coral Snake
8. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Massasauga
3. Timber Rattlesnake

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1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Eastern Coral Snake
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
6. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Prairie Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Massasauga
3. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Massasauga
4. Prairie Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
6. Timber Rattlesnake
7. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

1. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
2. Prairie Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Massasauga
3. Timber Rattlesnake

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There are no venomous snakes in Rhode Island.

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Eastern Coral Snake
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
5. Pygmy Rattlesnake
6. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Prairie Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Pygmy Rattlesnake
4. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Black-Tailed Rattlesnake
2. Copperhead
3. Cottonmouth
4. Massasauga
5. Mojave Rattlesnake
6. Prairie Rattlesnake
7. Pygmy Rattlesnake
8. Rock Rattlesnake
9. Texas Coral Snake
10. Timber Rattlesnake
11. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

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1. Faded Western Rattlesnake
2. Great Basin Rattlesnake
3. Mojave Rattlesnake
4. Prairie Rattlesnake
5. Sidewinder
6. Speckled Rattlesnake
7. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Cottonmouth
3. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
2. Prairie Rattlesnake

1. Copperhead
2. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Massasauga
2. Timber Rattlesnake

1. Faded Western Rattlesnake
2. Prairie Rattlesnake

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