When I was young I was told there are none, i.e. no poisonous snakes in the state - not sure that is still (or was ever) true, especially with global warming and species migration. read more
Maine probably isn't the place a dedicated herpetologist would like to spend much time. There are only nine species and two sub-species of snakes in the Pine Tree State, none of them venomous and only one considered endangered. read more
Maine is home to 11 native snake species. Most of Maine's snakes live in the southern region of the state where temperatures are warmer. No venomous snakes live in Maine and the Pine Tree State only has one species in danger of extinction within Maine. read more