Snakes form an important component of terrestrial and semi-aquatic food webs, but local inventories remain necessary for documenting regional species composition and establishing baseline records for conservation planning. An observational inventory was conducted from March 2024 to July 2026 in East Singhbhum and Saraikela-Kharsawan districts of Jharkhand, India. Records were obtained through visual encounter surveys, nocturnal observations, opportunistic encounters, rescue and relocation records, and road observations. A total of 369 recorded individuals representing 24 species were compiled. The highest numbers of records were for Ptyas mucosa, with 65 records (17.62%), followed by Fowlea piscator (58; 15.72%) and Amphiesma stolatum (37; 10.03%). Shannon-Wiener diversity was H′ = 2.600, Simpson diversity (1 - D) was 0.903, and Pielou’s evenness was J′ = 0.818). Non-venomous species accounted for 302 of the recorded individuals (81.84%), while venomous and semily venomous species together accounted for 67 (18.16%). The study therefore provides a baseline species list and pooled record distribution that can support future standardized surveys.