diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/metadata.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/metadata.py
index 9a79f2ae65f..6d9582487a2 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/metadata.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/metadata.py
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ from metadata.generated.schema.api.classification.createClassification import (
 )
 from metadata.generated.schema.api.classification.createTag import CreateTagRequest
 from metadata.generated.schema.entity.data.database import Database
-from metadata.generated.schema.entity.data.table import IntervalType, TablePartition
+from metadata.generated.schema.entity.data.table import (
+    IntervalType,
+    TablePartition,
+    TableType,
+)
 from metadata.generated.schema.entity.services.connections.database.snowflakeConnection import (
     SnowflakeConnection,
 )
@@ -319,16 +323,21 @@ class SnowflakeSource(CommonDbSourceService):
         logic on how to handle table types, e.g., external, foreign,...
         """
 
-        if self.config.serviceConnection.__root__.config.includeTempTables:
-            return [
-                TableNameAndType(name=table_name)
-                for table_name in self.inspector.get_table_names(
-                    schema=schema_name, include_temp_tables="True"
-                )
-                or []
-            ]
-
-        return [
+        regular_tables = [
             TableNameAndType(name=table_name)
-            for table_name in self.inspector.get_table_names(schema=schema_name) or []
+            for table_name in self.inspector.get_table_names(
+                schema=schema_name,
+                include_temp_tables=self.service_connection.includeTempTables,
+            )
+            or []
         ]
+
+        external_tables = [
+            TableNameAndType(name=table_name, type_=TableType.External)
+            for table_name in self.inspector.get_table_names(
+                schema=schema_name, external_tables=True
+            )
+            or []
+        ]
+
+        return regular_tables + external_tables
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/queries.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/queries.py
index ad67fdd7708..93725b7fce8 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/queries.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/queries.py
@@ -46,15 +46,25 @@ SNOWFLAKE_FETCH_ALL_TAGS = textwrap.dedent(
 )
 
 SNOWFLAKE_GET_TABLE_NAMES = """
-select TABLE_NAME from information_schema.tables where TABLE_SCHEMA = '{}' and TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
+select TABLE_NAME from information_schema.tables 
+where TABLE_SCHEMA = '{}' and TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
+"""
+
+SNOWFLAKE_GET_EXTERNAL_TABLE_NAMES = """
+select TABLE_NAME from information_schema.tables 
+where TABLE_SCHEMA = '{}' AND TABLE_TYPE = 'EXTERNAL TABLE'
 """
 
 SNOWFLAKE_GET_WITHOUT_TRANSIENT_TABLE_NAMES = """
-select TABLE_NAME from information_schema.tables where TABLE_SCHEMA = '{}' and IS_TRANSIENT = 'NO'
+select TABLE_NAME from information_schema.tables 
+where TABLE_SCHEMA = '{}' 
+AND TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' 
+AND IS_TRANSIENT != 'YES'
 """
 
 SNOWFLAKE_GET_VIEW_NAMES = """
-select TABLE_NAME from information_schema.tables where TABLE_SCHEMA = '{}' and TABLE_TYPE = 'VIEW'
+select TABLE_NAME from information_schema.tables 
+where TABLE_SCHEMA = '{}' and TABLE_TYPE = 'VIEW'
 """
 
 SNOWFLAKE_GET_COMMENTS = textwrap.dedent(
diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/utils.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/utils.py
index 6ca001f4173..f0a98d56c22 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/utils.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/database/snowflake/utils.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.types import FLOAT
 
 from metadata.ingestion.source.database.snowflake.queries import (
     SNOWFLAKE_GET_COMMENTS,
+    SNOWFLAKE_GET_EXTERNAL_TABLE_NAMES,
     SNOWFLAKE_GET_SCHEMA_COLUMNS,
     SNOWFLAKE_GET_TABLE_NAMES,
     SNOWFLAKE_GET_VIEW_NAMES,
@@ -63,14 +64,14 @@ def get_table_names_reflection(self, schema=None, **kw):
 
 
 def get_table_names(self, connection, schema, **kw):
+    query = SNOWFLAKE_GET_WITHOUT_TRANSIENT_TABLE_NAMES
     if kw.get("include_temp_tables"):
-        cursor = connection.execute(SNOWFLAKE_GET_TABLE_NAMES.format(schema))
-        result = [self.normalize_name(row[0]) for row in cursor]
-        return result
+        query = SNOWFLAKE_GET_TABLE_NAMES
 
-    cursor = connection.execute(
-        SNOWFLAKE_GET_WITHOUT_TRANSIENT_TABLE_NAMES.format(schema)
-    )
+    if kw.get("external_tables"):
+        query = SNOWFLAKE_GET_EXTERNAL_TABLE_NAMES
+
+    cursor = connection.execute(query.format(schema))
     result = [self.normalize_name(row[0]) for row in cursor]
     return result