Snakes and spiders in Haines Borough, Alaska

Haines Borough has 0 snake and 5 spider species on record, from 1 licensed snake and 332 spider records. No venomous snake or spider reaches the county list.

0snake species

5spider species

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Bitten in Haines Borough? Call 911 for a venomous snakebite or any bite with trouble breathing. For advice on any bite or sting, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (free, 24/7, U.S.-wide). Do not cut the wound, suck out venom or use a tourniquet. General information, not medical advice. Do not handle or try to identify a snake or spider by this page; if unsure, treat it as venomous.

What spiders are in Haines Borough?

In all, 5 spider species are on the Haines Borough list. The most recorded are Sisicottus panopeus (40), Sisicottus nesides (27) and the hilltop wolf spider (25).

Same family (Linyphiidae): Frontinella pyramitela

Sisicottus panopeus40 records

Same family (Linyphiidae): Frontinella pyramitela

Sisicottus nesides27 records

Hilltop wolf spiderArctosa alpigena25 records

Same family (Linyphiidae): Frontinella pyramitela

Halorates alascensis17 records

Undergrowth sheet-web weaverOreonetides vaginatus10 records

Source: GBIF records located in Haines Borough (GADM level 2), read 2026-09-29. Listed from records under any license; counts are CC0/CC BY only.
#	Species	Records	Share of Alaska records
1	Sisicottus panopeus	40	30%
2	Sisicottus nesides	27	5%
3	Hilltop wolf spider Arctosa alpigena	25	28%
4	Halorates alascensis	17	29%
5	Undergrowth sheet-web weaver Oreonetides vaginatus	10	14%

When are spiders out in Haines Borough?

Observation records of spiders in Haines Borough are concentrated in July and August (97% of them).

What stands out in Haines Borough

Species for which Haines Borough holds a large share of all Alaska records: Sisicottus panopeus, 30% (40 of 135); Halorates alascensis, 29% (17 of 59); the hilltop wolf spider, 28% (25 of 88).

Common in Alaska, not on the Haines Borough list

Among the spiders most recorded across Alaska, these do not reach the county list: the common west coast woodland spider (1,213 statewide), Ceratinops inflatus (736 statewide), Tenuiphantes zelatus (508 statewide), the common six-spotted cobweaver (464 statewide), Symmigma minimum (398 statewide) and Walckenaeria cornuella (379 statewide). Few records here can mean the species is rare in the county, or that few people have looked.

Haines Borough among Alaska counties

By licensed snake records Haines Borough ranks 1st of 2 Alaska counties with any.

Other Alaska counties with their own page: Juneau City and Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, North Slope Borough, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census Area, Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area and Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area.

The whole state: venomous species in Alaska, all spiders.

GBIF records read 2026-09-29. Listed: any license. Counted: CC0/CC BY only. How we count.

About these numbers

A species is listed for a state once GBIF holds at least 10 records of it located inside the state by coordinates, under any license. Every count, share, month and county shown is computed only from records published under CC0 or CC BY, so a listed species can show few or no counted records. Monthly patterns show when people record snakes and spiders, which also reflects when people are outdoors. Venomous status follows taxonomy: pit vipers and coral snakes; widow and recluse spiders; the Arizona bark scorpion. Records filed under older names count for the species they belong to today. Full methodology.