Colorado
Snakes in La Plata County
8 species have been documented here, 1 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in La Plata County
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Prairie RattlesnakeCrotalus viridisVenomousHeavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Every snake recorded in La Plata County
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
Harmless
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Harmless
Smooth Greensnake
Opheodrys vernalis
Harmless
Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
Venomous
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Harmless
Black-necked Garter Snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Harmless
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Harmless
Western Milksnake
Lampropeltis gentilis
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.