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Venomous and Poisonous Animals
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Distribution of terrestrial venomous snakes
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Occurrences in
NW
the Northwest
N
the North
NE
the Northeast
W
the West
C
central areas
E
the East
SW
the Southwest
S
the South
SE
the Southeast
X
most areas
?
unclear
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Colubrids
Elapids
Australian Elapids
Vipers
Pit vipers
Genus/Species
Agkistrodon spp., Moccasins
Atropoides spp., Jumping pitvipers
Bothriechis spp., Palm pitvipers
Bothriopsis spp., Forest pitvipers
Bothrocophias spp., Toad-headed pitvipers
Bothrops spp., Lance heads
Calloselasma rhodostoma, Malayan pitviper
Cerrophidion spp., Montane pitvipers
Crotalus durissus sspp., South American rattlesnake
Crotalus spp. (without Crotalus durissus sspp.), Rattlesnakes
Cryptelytrops spp., Bamboo pitvipers and others
Deinagkistrodon acutus, Chinese copperhead
Gloydius spp., Asian pitvipers
Hypnale spp., Hump-nosed vipers
Lachesis spp., Bushmaster
Ophryacus spp., Mexican horned pitvipers
Ovophis spp., Mountain pitvipers
Parias spp., -
Popeia spp., -
Porthidium spp., Hognosed pitvipers
Protobothrops spp., -
Sistrurus spp., Pygmy rattlesnake and Massasauga
Trimeresurus spp., Asiatic lance-headed vipers
Tropidolaemus spp., Temple pitvipers
Various Asian pitvipers
Viridovipera spp., -
Distribution tables
Crotalus adamanteus
North America
Arkansas, Louisiana
SE
Louisiana only
North & South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
E+S
Florida
X
Crotalus aquilus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
C
Crotalus atrox
North America
California, Nevada
SE
Arizona
X
New Mexico
X
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
X
Oklahoma only
Texas
X
Arkansas, Louisiana
X
Arkansas only
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
X
Crotalus basiliscus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
W
Crotalus catalinensis
Mexico and Central America
Baja California (Mexico)
X
Isla Santa Catalina only
Crotalus cerastes
North America
California, Nevada
C+SE
Utah, Colorado
SW
Utah only
Arizona
W+SW
Mexico and Central America
Baja California (Mexico)
NE
Mexico (without Baja California)
NW
Crotalus enyo
Mexico and Central America
Baja California (Mexico)
X
Crotalus horridus
North America
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
E
Texas
E
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
C+S
Arkansas, Louisiana
X
Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio
W+S
Kentucky, Tennessee
X
Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut
X
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
X
West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
X
not in Delaware
North & South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
X
Florida
N
Crotalus intermedius
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
S
Crotalus lannomi
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
W
Crotalus lepidus
North America
Arizona
SE
New Mexico
SW+SE
Texas
SW
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
N+C
Crotalus mitchelli
North America
California, Nevada
C+SE
Arizona
W
Mexico and Central America
Baja California (Mexico)
X
Mexico (without Baja California)
NW
Crotalus molossus
North America
Arizona
X
New Mexico
X
Texas
C+SW
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
X
Crotalus oreganus
North America
British Columbia. Alberta, Saskatchewan
SW
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North & South Dakota
X
California, Nevada
X
Utah, Colorado
X
Utah only
Arizona
X
New Mexico
W+C
Mexico and Central America
Baja California (Mexico)
N
also on Isla Santa Catalina and Isla Coronado del Sur
Mexico (without Baja California)
N
Crotalus polystictus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
C
Crotalus pricei
North America
Arizona
SE
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
N+C
Crotalus pusillus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
SW
Crotalus ravus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
S
Crotalus ruber
North America
California, Nevada
SW
California only
Mexico and Central America
Baja California (Mexico)
X
also on Isla de Santa Margerita and Isla de Cedros
Crotalus scutulatus
North America
California, Nevada
C+E
Utah, Colorado
SW
Utah only
Arizona
X
New Mexico
S
Texas
SW
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
X
Crotalus simus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
S
Guatemala
X
Belize
X
Honduras
X
El Salvador
X
Nicaragua
W+SW
Costa Rica
NW
Crotalus stejnegeri
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
W
Crotalus tigris
North America
Arizona
S
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
NW
Crotalus tortugensis
Mexico and Central America
Baja California (Mexico)
X
Ilsa de Tortuga only
Crotalus totonacus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
E
Crotalus transversus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
C
Crotalus triseriatus
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
C
Crotalus viridis
North America
British Columbia. Alberta, Saskatchewan
S
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North & South Dakota
X
Utah, Colorado
X
Colorado only
Arizona
E
New Mexico
X
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
X
Texas
X
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
NW
Iowa only
Mexico and Central America
Baja California (Mexico)
N?
Mexico (without Baja California)
N
Crotalus willardi
North America
Arizona
SE
New Mexico
SW
Mexico and Central America
Mexico (without Baja California)
NW+C