Where Do Coral Snakes Actually Live in the US?
Coral Snakes live in 7 US states and are confirmed absent from 36 more, based on 7,042 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and South Carolina, and 1 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Coral Snakes have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, or 26 other states, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
A small number of states (7) have only a handful of unverified or vagrant records, too few to confirm coral snakes as an established population there.
Confirmed states (7)
Not found (36)
- Alaska
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Unconfirmed (7)
Only a handful of unverified or vagrant records exist for coral snakes in Arizona, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Washington, too few to confirm an established population.
Frequently asked questions
What states do coral snakes live in?+
Coral Snakes have confirmed wild populations in 7 US states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
Where are coral snakes not found in the US?+
Coral Snakes have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.