It is not only illegal to kill this snake, you can’t even harm it. Or possess it, for that matter. In fact, if you want to catch and keep a snake, you need to get a special permit from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in view, is it illegal to kill snakes in Arkansas?According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Code, all native snakes, including venomous snakes, are protected by law and are illegal to kill unless they “pose reasonable threat or endangerment to persons or property” on your private property.Also, are you allowed to kill a snake? There is no good reason to kill a snake except in the unlikely situation of a venomous snake posing immediate danger to people or pets. Snakes usually bite people only if they are molested; it’s their only means of self-defense. Similarly, it is asked, what poisonous snakes live in Kentucky? Of the 33 snake species found in Kentucky, only four are venomous. Venomous snakes include the Copperhead, Western Cottonmouth (water moccasin), Timber Rattlesnake, and Pigmy Rattlesnake.What snakes lay eggs in Kentucky?Some snakes lay eggs in a damp, protected area where they will hatch in about two months. Other snakes hatch eggs inside the body. Copperheads, rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, garter snakes, and water snakes give birth to live young.