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Cottonmouth (Water moccasin) (Agkistrodon piscivorus) Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Pigmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) Coral snakes. eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius)
The brown water snake (Nerodia taxispilota) is a large species of nonvenomous natricine snake endemic to the southeastern United States.This snake is often one of the most abundant species of snakes found in rivers and streams of the southeastern United States, yet many aspects of its natural history are poorly known.
Due to how widespread and extremely common they are in the wild, water snakes of the genus Nerodia are often found in the exotic pet trade, throughout the United States, though they are rarely captive bred. Their relative physical plainness, compared to other available pet snake species, and their propensity to bite make them less than ...
Georgia is home to about 47 species of snakes, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Snakes can be found from the mountains of north Georgia to the barrier islands along the ...
Snakes in the Peach State “can be found from the mountains of northern Georgia to the barrier islands along the Atlantic coast,” in urban and suburban areas alike. So, a human encounter with a ...
The racer, or Coluber constrictor, is a nonvenomous snake species found throughout North America, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. Adult racers can grow between 20 and 56 inches ...
N. floridana is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. [2] In southern South Carolina it is commonly found in open, marshy wetland areas. It is rarely found in rivers or streams. [4] It prefers choked vegetation and calm waters such as swamps and marshes.
Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, A Division of Cornell University Press. 1,105 pp. (in 2 volumes) (Natrix sipedon, pp. 510–544, Figures 150-161, Map 42). Zim HS, Smith HM (1956). Reptiles and Amphibians: A Guide to Familiar American Species: A Golden Nature Guide.