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Snake control in Maryland

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Snakes in Maryland: what to know

Around Maryland

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

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 Maryland: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which snakes actually live in Maryland, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

27 species and subspecies of snakes; 2 have medically significant venom

Snake species in Maryland

The copperhead and timber rattlesnake are Maryland's only pit vipers.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service

Eastern copperhead is found throughout most of Maryland

Copperhead distribution

This is the venomous snake most Maryland homeowners could actually encounter.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service

Found in western Maryland

Timber rattlesnake distribution

Maryland DNR lists the timber rattlesnake on the state watchlist.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service

Snake species recorded in Maryland

Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) — State endangered in Virginia (canebrake population in the southeast); northern Florida only as far south as Gainesville.

Maryland DNR places the timber rattlesnake on the state watchlist while the copperhead has no special conservation designation.

Rules that apply in Maryland

For context, nationally

7,000-8,000; about 5 deaths — Venomous snakebites per year in the U.S.. CDC/NIOSH
10-44 percent — Rattlesnake bite victims with lasting injury. CDC/NIOSH

Sources: Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service; CDC/NIOSH; Nuisance wildlife: Snakes. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Annapolis

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Snake control in Maryland

Snakes in Maryland: what to know

Around Maryland

What to note

A useful next step

Snakes in Maryland: what the public record shows

Snake species recorded in Maryland

Rules that apply in Maryland

For context, nationally

Explore Maryland cities

Annapolis

Baltimore

Bethesda

Bowie

Catonsville

Columbia

Frederick

Gaithersburg

Germantown

Glen Burnie

Hagerstown

Laurel

Rockville

Salisbury

Silver Spring

Waldorf

Towson

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