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Banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata) Green Water Snake (Nerodia floridana) Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) Striped Crayfish Snake (Liodytes alleni) Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida) Queen snake (Regina septemvittata)
The record-breaking northern snakehead weighed 19.9 lb (9.0 kg), with a length of 35.157 inches (89.3 cm). The snakehead was shot in Mattawoman Creek in Charles County, Maryland, near Indian Head. [29] In October 2019, a number of northern snakeheads were found in a pond on private property in Gwinnett County, Georgia. [30] [31] [32]
Snakes are beneficial because they eat rats, mice, and other animals deemed pests. See these tips on what to do if you encounter a snake. Georgia has 47 species of snakes, but only 7 are venomous.
Gwinnett County (/ ɡ w ɪ ˈ n ɛ t / gwih-NEHT) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. [2] It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, being located about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Atlanta city limits.
Garter snake is the common name for small to medium-sized snakes belonging to the genus Thamnophis in the family Colubridae.They are native to North and Central America, ranging from central Canada in the north to Costa Rica in the south.
Thamnophis saurita, also known as the eastern ribbon snake [a], common ribbon snake, or simply ribbon snake, is a common species of garter snake native to Eastern North America. [2] It is a non-venomous [ 5 ] [ 6 ] species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae .
Micrurus fulvius, commonly known as the eastern coral snake, [3] common coral snake, American cobra, [4] and more, is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the family Elapidae. The family also contains the cobras and sea snakes . [ 5 ]
Outside of its natural range, there is an introduced population in Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania, [6] as well as Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. The shorthead garter snake is commonly found in old fields and meadows, but can occasionally be found in wooded areas. It is almost always found within several hundred meters of a field.