Around Idaho
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 Idaho
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Snakes in Idaho: 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 Idaho: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which snakes actually live in Idaho, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Western rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus), native and regularly occurring
Venomous snake present
State conservation rank S4; subspecies include the Great Basin and northern Pacific rattlesnakes.
Idaho Department of Fish and GamePrairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis), also native to Idaho
Second rattlesnake species
State conservation rank S3, so it is less widespread than the western rattlesnake.
Idaho Department of Fish and GameRattlesnakes are classified as predatory wildlife under IDAPA
Legal classification
Predatory classification means they are not protected nongame wildlife.
Idaho Department of Fish and GameIdaho Fish and Game's species catalog lists both Crotalus oreganus and Crotalus viridis as native, though the western rattlesnake is the one Idahoans usually encounter.
For context, nationally
Sources: Idaho Department of Fish and Game; CDC/NIOSH. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
Explore Idaho cities
Boise
Semi-Arid Continental · urban setting
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Caldwell
Semi-Arid Continental · suburban setting
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Coeur d'Alene
Humid Continental · suburban setting
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Idaho Falls
Semi-Arid Continental · suburban setting
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Lewiston
Semi-Arid Continental · suburban setting
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Meridian
Semi-Arid Continental · suburban setting
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Moscow
Warm Summer Continental · suburban setting
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Nampa
Semi-Arid Continental · suburban setting
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Pocatello
Semi-Arid Continental · suburban setting
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Post Falls
Humid Continental · suburban setting
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Rexburg
Warm Summer Continental · rural setting
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Twin Falls
Semi-Arid Continental · suburban setting
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Jerome
Semi-Arid Continental · rural setting
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