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Massachusetts Restricted Snakes List
Snakes: This is a list of families and
species which do not require permits.
Any species listed in red are exceptions, and require a permit.
| All Uropeltidae |
Short-Tailed Snakes |
| All Xenopeltidae |
Sunbeam Snakes |
| All Typhlopidae |
Blind Worm Snakes |
| All Leptotyphlopidae |
Slender Blind Snakes |
| All Anomalepididae |
Blind Snakes |
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| Boidae |
Boas, Pythons, Anacondas |
| - except Emerald Tree Boa |
Corallus caninus |
| - except African Rock
Python |
Python sebae |
| - except Reticulated
Python |
Python reticulas |
| - except Green Tree Python |
Chondropython species |
| - except Anaconda |
Eunectes species |
| Garter and Ribbon Snakes |
Thamnophisspecies |
| -except Two-striped Garter |
T. elegans hammondi |
| -except San Francisco
Garter |
T. sirtalis tetrataenis |
| Water Snakes |
Nerodia {Natrix} species |
| North American Rat Snakes |
Elaphe species |
| -except Black Ratsnake* |
E. obsoleta obsoleta |
| Asian Rat Snakes |
Bogertophis, Elaphe, Ptyas, Zaocys species |
| Tropical Rat Snakes |
Spilotes species |
| King and Milk Snakes |
Lampropheltis species |
| Gopher and Pine Snakes |
Pituophis species |
| Green Snakes |
Opheodrys species |
| Glossy Snakes |
Arizona species |
| Ground Snakes |
Sonora species |
| Diadem Snakes |
Spalerosophis species |
| House Snakes |
Boaedon/Lamprophis species |
| Texas Indigo Snakes |
Drymarchon corais erebennus |
| Brown and Redbelly Snakes |
Storeria dekayi |
| Western Hognose Snake |
Heterodon nasicus |
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