Colorado
Snakes in Rio Grande County
3 species have been documented here, 1 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
Harmless
Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
Venomous
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.