Collection Summary
Virginia valeriae (Western Smooth Earthsnake) has a total of 301 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 67 counties and 175 localities. There are a total of 91 collectors and 173 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 186 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1892 and its most recent collection year is 2022. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are January 7 and November 24, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.
Collection Summary by County
| County | Localities | Collections | Collectors | Dates | Expeditions | Earliest Year | Latest Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Adair | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1992 | 2005 |
| Barry | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1966 | 1968 |
| Benton | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1940 | 2002 |
| Bollinger | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1965 | 1971 |
| Boone | 20 | 74 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 1978 | 2007 |
| Butler | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 1995 |
| Callaway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 1999 |
| Camden | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1972 | 1982 |
| Cape Girardeau | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1996 | 2011 |
| Carroll | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Carter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
| Christian | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1961 | 2003 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Cole | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1982 | 2004 |
| Crawford | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1896 | 1977 |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Dent | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Douglas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Dunklin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1962 | 1962 |
| Franklin | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1966 | 1976 |
| Gasconade | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Gentry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
| Greene | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1959 | 1959 |
| Grundy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Harrison | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1997 | 2003 |
| Henry | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Hickory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1940 | 1940 |
| Howard | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2003 | 2022 |
| Iron | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1974 | 2009 |
| Jackson | 14 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1936 | 1982 |
| Jefferson | 8 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1900 | 1971 |
| Johnson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1940 | 1991 |
| Laclede | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1990 | 2016 |
| Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Lincoln | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1978 | 2015 |
| Madison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1976 | 1976 |
| Maries | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 1982 |
| Marion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 2003 |
| Miller | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1969 | 1976 |
| Moniteau | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2008 |
| Monroe | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2001 | 2009 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2003 | 2009 |
| Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1963 | 1963 |
| Newton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
| Osage | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Pettis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 1995 |
| Phelps | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1981 | 2021 |
| Pike | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1992 | 1997 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2004 | 2013 |
| Ralls | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Randolph | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2020 |
| Saint Charles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
| Saint Clair | 7 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1938 | 1968 |
| Sainte Genevieve | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1971 | 1971 |
| Saint Francois | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1950 | 2008 |
| Saint Louis | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1892 | 1933 |
| Saline | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1940 | 1940 |
| Shannon | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2002 | 2008 |
| Stone | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2006 | 2006 |
| Sullivan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Taney | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1973 | 2007 |
| Warren | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2003 | 2018 |
| Washington | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1953 | 1972 |
| Wayne | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1937 | 1957 |
| Webster | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1960 | 1962 |
| Wright | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1961 | 2003 |