Around Delaware
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 Delaware
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Snakes in Delaware: 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 Delaware: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which snakes actually live in Delaware, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
19 snake species; only the eastern copperhead is venomous
Snake species in Delaware
Delaware has just one snake species dangerous to people.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)Found only in southern Sussex County and near Wilmington
Copperhead range in Delaware
DNREC notes copperheads are often reported statewide but actually occupy only these areas.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)Red corn snake, scarletsnake and plain-bellied watersnake are state-listed as endangered
State-endangered snakes
These are non-venomous species listed because of limited habitat.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)DNREC's snake guidance names the eastern copperhead as the state's only dangerous snake and does not list a timber rattlesnake as occurring in Delaware.
Rules that apply in Delaware
For context, nationally
Sources: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC); CDC/NIOSH. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
Explore Delaware cities
Dover
Humid Subtropical · suburban setting
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Georgetown
Humid Subtropical · rural setting
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Middletown
Humid Subtropical · suburban setting
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Milford
Humid Subtropical · rural setting
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Newark
Humid Subtropical · suburban setting
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Seaford
Humid Subtropical · rural setting
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Smyrna
Humid Subtropical · rural setting
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Wilmington
Humid Subtropical · urban setting
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