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Snake control in New Jersey

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

Snakes in New Jersey: what to know

Around New Jersey

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 New Jersey: what the public record shows

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

22 species still occur; only 2 are venomous

Snake species in New Jersey

Of 23 species historically present, the non-venomous queen snake is considered extirpated.

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program

Timber rattlesnake is state endangered; northern copperhead is a state species of special concern

Listing status of the venomous species

Both are legally protected wildlife in New Jersey.

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program

Timber rattlesnake in the Pinelands and most northern mountainous areas; copperhead shares that northern range plus isolated populations in Mercer, Hunterdon and Somerset counties

Where the venomous snakes occur

Most of New Jersey's developed corridor is outside both ranges.

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program

Snake species recorded in New Jersey

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

NJ Fish and Wildlife runs a Venomous Snake Response Team that removes timber rattlesnakes and copperheads from private property on request.

Rules that apply in New Jersey

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: New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, Endangered and Nongame Species Program; CDC/NIOSH; Nuisance wildlife: Snakes. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Snake control in New Jersey

Snakes in New Jersey: what to know

Around New Jersey

What to note

A useful next step

Snakes in New Jersey: what the public record shows

Snake species recorded in New Jersey

Rules that apply in New Jersey

For context, nationally

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