Red Dead Redemption 2 Snake
Snake
Class Reptile
Size Small

Quick Overview

Red Dead Redemption 2 Snake can be hunted and skinned for crafting materials, it's a Small sized Reptile animal. We recommend using a Varmint Rifle or a Repeater to hunt this animal. You can craft a at the Trapper Shop using it's materials and cook the Stringy Meat meal from hunting it, Red Boa Snake, Rainbow Boa Snake, Sunglow Boa Snake, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Fer-de-Lance Snake, Black-tailed Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Northern Copperhead Snake, Southern Copperhead Snake, Midland Water Snake, Cottonmouth Snake, Northern Water Snake. it's not a Legendary Animal.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Snake Locations

Every type of Snake found in RDR2.

Using the best weapons to hunt a Snake in Red Dead 2, will reward you with a Perfect Quality Kill. Since this animal is carnivorous you should use Predator Bait to attract it in the wild.

Snake Perfect Quality Kill Weapons.

  • Use Predator Bait
  • Bow with Small Game Arrow

Regular Snake Locations

    RDR2 Snake Locations

    There's currently no Legendary version of this animal.

    Red Boa Snake

    • The Red Boa is native to Guarma.
    • As carnivores, they prey on rodents, lizards, birds, amphibians.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake, without causing too much damage to the skin.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their stringy meat can be consumed.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Rainbow Boa Snake

    • The Rainbow Boa is native to Guarma.
    • As carnivores, they prey on rodents, lizards, birds, amphibians.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake, without causing too much damage to the skin.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their stringy meat can be consumed.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Sunglow Boa Snake

    • The Sunglow Boa is native to Guarma.
    • As carnivores, they prey on rodents, lizards, birds, amphibians.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake, without causing too much damage to the skin.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their stringy meat can be consumed.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Diamondback Rattlesnake

    • The Diamondback Rattlesnake is native to Lemoyne, New Hanover and parts of West Elizabeth.
    • As carnivores, they prey on ground dwelling birds, mice, rabbits, and gophers.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake of this size.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their meat can be used as a source of food.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Fer-de-Lance Snake

    • The Fer-de-Lance Snake is native to Guarma.
    • Their extremely toxic venom makes them effective predators, preying on mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and other snakes.
    • Fer-de-Lance Snakes are considered to be the most dangerous snake to humans.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is the best weapon to wound or kill a snake of this size.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their meat can be consumed, though is considered to be stringy.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Black-tailed Rattlesnake

    • The Black-tailed Rattlesnake can be found New Austin.
    • As carnivores, they prey on small animals like mice, rats and lizards.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to kill these snakes, without causing too much damage to their skin.
    • Their meat is edible, though considered to be stringy, and their skin can be used for crafting.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Timber Rattlesnake

    • The Timber Rattlesnake is native to Lemoyne, New Hanover and parts of West Elizabeth.
    • As carnivores, they prey on small birds, mice, rabbits, and lizards.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake of this size.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting and their meat can be used as a source of food.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Northern Copperhead Snake

    • Northern Copperhead Snakes can be found across New Hanover and Lemoyne.
    • Their carnivorous diet consists of mice, lizards, insects, and small birds.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake of this size.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their meat is edible, though considered to be stringy.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Southern Copperhead Snake

    • Southern Copperhead Snakes can be found across New Hanover, Lemoyne, and southern areas of West Elizabeth.
    • Their carnivorous diet consists of mice, lizards, insects, and small birds.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake of this size.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their meat is edible, though considered to be stringy.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Midland Water Snake

    • Midland Water Snakes are native to the coastal shores of Roanoke Ridge and swamplands of Lemoyne.
    • Their carnivorous diet consists of game, frogs, salamanders, and fish.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake of this size.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their meat is edible, though considered to be stringy.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Cottonmouth Snake

    • Cottonmouth Snakes are native to the coastal shores of Roanoke Ridge and swamplands of Lemoyne.
    • Their carnivorous diet consists of game, frogs, salamanders, and fish.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake of this size.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their meat is edible, though considered to be stringy.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium

    Northern Water Snake

    • Northern Water Snakes are native to the coastal shores of Roanoke Ridge and swamplands of Lemoyne.
    • Their carnivorous diet consists of game, frogs, salamanders, and fish.
    • A Bow with Small Game Arrows is considered to be the best weapon to wound or kill a snake of this size.
    • Their skin can be used for crafting, and their meat is edible, though considered to be stringy.

    Locations where you can find:

    Compendium
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    Snake Cooking Recipes

    Cooking recipes you can use with this animal.

    Recipe Name Regular Thyme Type Oregano Type Mint Type
    Stringy Meat Plain Stringy Meat None None None

    Snake Materials

    The materials you will receive from hunting and skinning an Snake will depend on the animal quality and kill quality.

    Material Cost Kill Quality
    Perfect Snake Carcass $2.5 Perfect Kill
    Good Snake Carcass $1.5 Good Kill
    Perfect Snake Skin $1.15 Perfect Kill
    Poor Snake Carcass $1 Poor Kill
    Good Snake Skin $0.69 Good Kill
    Poor Snake Skin $0.46 Poor Kill
    Stringy Meat $0.25 Any

    Red Dead Redemption 2 Snake Crafting

    What you can make from Snake crafting materials.

    Trapper Crafting

    Item Name Pricing How to unlock
    Snake Skin Cavalry Gloves $26.00 Perfect Boar Pelt, Perfect Snake Skin
    Snake Bulldogger Hat $23.00 Perfect Sheep Hide, Perfect Snake Skin
    Legendary Alligator Gambler's Hat $22.00 Legendary Alligator Skin, Perfect Snake Skin x2
    Javelina Half Chaps $18.00 Perfect Collared Peccary Pig Pelt, Perfect Snake Skin
    Rattlesnake Vaquero Saddle $120.00 Perfect Snake Skin x10

    Fence Crafting

    Recipe Name Effect How to obtain Type Price

    Where to find these Special Crafting Materials

    Ingredient How to get

    Camp Crafting

    Used for It makes Crafting ingredients
    Main Campfire Snake Skin Banjo Head 2x Perfect Snake Skin

    Item Crafting

    Recipe Name Ingredients Where to find Description
    Predator Bait – 1x Stringy Meat – 1x Wintergreen, Evergreen, Huckleberry, Raspberry or Blackberry