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This well-known snake accounts for roughly 30% of all snake bites in the U.S., making it one of Tennessee’s most infamous venomous species. With that being said, these are the counties where the ...
Rattlesnake (probably western diamondback, but possibly timber) Texas — Shaw was bitten by a rattlesnake he was trying to kill in Bastrop County. [37] January 29, 2011 Wade Westbrook, 26, male: Copperhead: Tennessee — Westbrook was bitten just above the right elbow while handling a copperhead; he had been attempting to determine the snake's ...
The western hognose snake is primarily diurnal. It is typically a docile snake (though known to be highly defensive in some individuals). If threatened (or perceiving a threat), it may flatten its neck (much like a cobra), hiss, and make 'mock' or 'bluff' strikes if harassed, which are strikes made at an intruder but with the snakes' mouth closed.
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri is found in the United States in Mississippi (except for southeast of the Pearl River Valley), west through Louisiana into eastern Texas, and north into southeastern and central Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri, and southwestern Tennessee.
The hatching of the 107th tiny, wriggling snake at a Tennessee zoo marks the end of another year of efforts to save one of North America’s rarest snakes from extinction.
Western pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri), Wayne County, Missouri (13 April 2018)S. miliarius is a small species but bulky when it comes to width, [5] with adults usually growing to 40–60 cm (16–24 in) in total length (including tail).
Turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodilians are all represented as U.S. state reptiles. In terms of common divisions of reptiles, turtles are most popular. Fifteen of the twenty-seven states give them official status. [nb 1] [nb 5] The rest of the state reptiles comprise four snakes, [nb 6] five lizards, [nb 7] and three crocodilians.
The western worm snake is found in the United States in southern Iowa, southeastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, western Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana, eastern Oklahoma, and northeastern Texas with isolated records from southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Arkansas and middle Tennessee. [4]