What snakes are in Iowa?

Answer 1

There are four types of venomous snakes that live in Iowa. However, you are not likely to encounter any of them. They are the Timber Rattlesnake, Prairie Rattlesnake, Massasauga Rattlesnake and Copperhead.

Answer 2

There are twenty-seven species of snakes in Iowa.

The Plains Garter Snake, Western Worm Snake, Western Hognose Snake, Timber Rattlesnake, Common Kingsnake, Smooth Green Snake, Ringneck Snake, Western Ribbon Snake, Redbelly Snake, Prairie Rattlesnake, Prairie Kingsnake, Painbelly Watersnake, Northern Water Snake, Massasauga Rattlesnake, Lined Snake, Fox Snake, Milk Snake, Smooth Earth Snake, Eastern Hognose Snake, Eastern Garter Snake, Diamondback Watersnake, Crayfish Snake, Copperhead, Brown Snake, Racer, Ratsnake, and Bullsnake.

Answer 3

Iowa has four poisonous snakes, all of which are state endangered species except the timber rattlesnake. The massasauga is known to live only in three state marshes. Timber rattlesnakes are the largest and potentially the most dangerous. They occur in eastern and southern Iowa where bits of relatively undisturbed habitat remain. The prairie rattlesnake is very rare in Iowa and is limited to the northern portions of the Loess Hills. The copperhead is found only in a tiny area of southeastern Iowa.