Around Alaska
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local snake information
Snake control in Alaska
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Snakes in Alaska: what to know
What to note
Where you see snakes, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Snakes in Alaska: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which snakes actually live in Alaska, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
None. Alaska has no native snakes.
Native snakes
The state wildlife agency describes Alaska's "complete absence of snakes," attributing it to a climate too cold for reptiles.
Alaska Department of Fish and GameFour species, all sea turtles
Reptiles recorded in Alaska
ADF&G's reptile list contains only green, leatherback, loggerhead and olive ridley sea turtles; no terrestrial reptiles are listed.
Alaska Department of Fish and GameOnly nonvenomous snakes may be kept
Snakes kept as pets
Alaska's clean list of legal pets permits "any nonvenomous snake"; venomous species are not on the list, and wild animals may not be caged as pets.
Alaska Department of Fish and GameAny snake encountered in Alaska would be an escaped or released captive, not a wild native animal.
Rules that apply in Alaska
For context, nationally
Sources: Alaska Department of Fish and Game; CDC/NIOSH. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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Anchorage
Subarctic · urban setting
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Bethel
Subarctic · rural setting
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Fairbanks
Subarctic · suburban setting
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Juneau
Marine West Coast · suburban setting
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Kenai
Subarctic · rural setting
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Ketchikan
Marine West Coast · rural setting
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Kodiak
Marine West Coast · rural setting
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Sitka
Marine West Coast · rural setting
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Wasilla
Subarctic · suburban setting
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Palmer
Subarctic · rural setting
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