Around New York
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 New York
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Snakes in New York: 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 New York: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which snakes actually live in New York, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
All native snakes require a depredation permit even for NWCOs
Native snakes
Homeowner relocation off property is illegal.
New York State DECSnake species recorded in New York
- Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) — Statewide in Virginia and common in gardens and woodlots; the most common venomous species in the Mid-Atlantic. In Florida only the western Panhandle.
- Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) — State endangered in Virginia (canebrake population in the southeast); northern Florida only as far south as Gainesville.
Rules that apply in New York
For context, nationally
Sources: New York State DEC; CDC/NIOSH; Nuisance wildlife: Snakes. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
