Only three venomous snakes live in the wild in New York: the timber rattlesnake, the Eastern massasauga and the Northern ...

As warmer weather arrives, New York’s native snakes are becoming more active, according to New York Upstate. Seventeen snake ...

The poisonous species of snakes in New York ... and are commonly found in Central New York. The black rat snake is also found throughout the state, but is much less common than the garter snake.

While venomous, it prefers to back off and retreat ... things leveled at the lower trophic levels. Also known as the black rat snake or chicken snake, this constrictor is found widely in the ...