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This is a list of reptile species and subspecies found in North Carolina, based mainly on checklists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. [1] [2] Common and scientific names are according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles publications. [3] [4] [5] (I) - Introduced [1] [2] (V) - Venomous snake [6]
Of the 6 venomous snake species native to N.C., 3 are rattlesnakes – pigmy, timber & Eastern diamondback. Each one is protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act.
The eastern indigo snake was first described by John Edwards Holbrook in 1842. For many years the genus Drymarchon was considered monotypic with one species, Drymarchon corais, with 12 subspecies, until the early 1990s when Drymarchon corais couperi was elevated to full species status according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, in their official names list.
The eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), [3] also known simply as the copperhead, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper, endemic to eastern North America; it is a member of the subfamily Crotalinae in the family Viperidae.
In the photos, the venomous snakes were soaking up winter sun amid piles of dark, crunchy leaves. Nextdoor poster Shirley U., who lives in the Blue Ridge Road/Glen Eden Road area of Raleigh ...
To learn more about identifying snakes, you can check out snake programs at NC’s local state parks, Bischof said. Check for programming on ncparks.gov and find program schedules listed under ...
The eastern milk snake ranges from Maine to Ontario in the north to Alabama and North Carolina in the south. [4] It was once thought by herpetologists to intergrade with the scarlet kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) in a portion of its southern range, but this has been disproved.
But there are many other types of snakes in North Carolina, and most are non-venomous. Some of the most common non-venomous snakes in the Triangle are the black rat snake , the black racer snake ...