Snakes and spiders in Nassau County, New York
Nassau County, home of Mineola, has 2 snake and 31 spider species on record, from 19 licensed snake and 327 spider records. No venomous snake or spider reaches the county list, but the eastern copperhead, the timber rattlesnake, the eastern massasauga and the northern black widow are on the New York list: treat any snake or spider like them as venomous until identified.
What spiders are in Nassau County?
In all, 31 spider species are on the Nassau County list. The most recorded are the zebra spider (27), the bold jumper (26) and the bronze jumper (22).
| # | Species | Records | Share of New York records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zebra spider Salticus scenicus | 27 | 7% |
| 2 | Bold jumper Phidippus audax | 26 | 7% |
| 3 | Bronze jumper Eris militaris | 22 | 12% |
| 4 | Paraphidippus aurantius | 15 | 10% |
| 5 | Orchard orbweaver Leucauge venusta | 13 | 4% |
| 6 | Familiar jumping spider Platycryptus undatus | 11 | 5% |
| 7 | Flea jumping spider Naphrys pulex | 10 | 7% |
| 8 | Pseudeuophrys erratica | 10 | 28% |
| 9 | Spotted orbweaver Neoscona crucifera | 9 | 12% |
| 10 | Asian wall jumper Attulus fasciger | 8 | 10% |
| 11 | Dimorphic jumper Maevia inclemens | 7 | 9% |
| 12 | Dysdera crocata | 7 | 7% |
| 13 | Hakka himeshimensis | 7 | 29% |
| 14 | Nursery web spider Pisaurina mira | 7 | 3% |
| 15 | Parson spider Herpyllus ecclesiasticus | 5 | 6% |
| 16 | Sylvan jumping spider Colonus sylvanus | 5 | 42% |
| 17 | Allocosa funerea | 4 | 10% |
| 18 | Garden spider Araneus diadematus | 4 | 3% |
| 19 | Shoreline wolf spider Arctosa littoralis | 4 | 31% |
| 20 | Triangulate bud spider Steatoda triangulosa | 4 | 7% |
| 21 | Broad-faced sac spider Trachelas tranquillus | 3 | 14% |
| 22 | Butterfly orbweaver Araneus pegnia | 3 | 38% |
| 23 | Common Hentz jumping spider Hentzia palmarum | 2 | 6% |
| 24 | Putnam's jumper Phidippus putnami | 2 | 6% |
| 25 | Spined micrathena Micrathena gracilis | 2 | 1% |
| 26 | Spitting spider Scytodes thoracica | 2 | 11% |
| 27 | Basilica orbweaver Mecynogea lemniscata | 1 | 7% |
| 28 | Black-and-yellow argiope Argiope aurantia | 1 | 1% |
| 29 | Dark fishing spider Dolomedes tenebrosus | 1 | 0% |
| 30 | White sac spider Elaver excepta | 1 | 14% |
| 31 | Longbodied cellar spider Pholcus phalangioides | — | — |
When are spiders out in Nassau County?
Observation records of spiders in Nassau County run mostly March through October, peaking in May with 18% of them; across New York the peak is August.
What stands out in Nassau County
Species for which Nassau County holds a large share of all New York records: Pseudeuophrys erratica, 28% (10 of 36).
Common in New York, not on the Nassau County list
Among the spiders most recorded across New York, these do not reach the county list: the wetland giant wolf spider (164 statewide) and the sixspotted orbweaver (150 statewide). Few records here can mean the species is rare in the county, or that few people have looked.
Harmless lookalikes in Nassau County
No widow spiders reach the county list, but the northern black widow is on the New York list: treat any spider like it as venomous until identified. Harmless species often taken for them here: the triangulate bud spider. Recluse spiders are not on the New York list, but GBIF holds 1 recluse spider record of any license in New York (brown recluse 1): treat any spider like this as venomous until identified. Harmless species often taken for them here: the spitting spider and the longbodied cellar spider.
Nassau County among New York counties
By licensed snake records Nassau County ranks 44th of 61 New York counties with any.
Other New York counties with their own page: Ulster County, Tompkins County, Onondaga County, Suffolk County, Rockland County and Westchester County.
The whole state: venomous species in New York, all snakes, all spiders.
GBIF records read 2026-09-29. Listed: any license. Counted: CC0/CC BY only. How we count.