Thursday, March 19, 2009

List of snakes in South Carolina

This is a list of the known varieties of snakes in South Carolina

Non Venomous

Image Binomial Name Name Map

Carphophis amoenus amoenus Eastern worm snake

Cemophora coccinea copei Scarlet snake

Coluber constrictor Black racer

Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Northern ringneck snake

Diadophis punctatus punctatus Southern ringneck snake
Elaphe guttata guttata Corn snake

Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta Black rat snake

Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata Yellow rat snake

Farancia abacura abacura Eastern mud snake

Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma Rainbow snake

Heterondon platirhinos Eastern hognose snake

Heterondon simus Southern hognose snake

Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata Mole king snake

Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern king snake

Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides Scarlet King Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern milk snake

Masticophis flagellum flagellum Eastern coachwhip

Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster Redbelly water snake

Nerodia fasciata fasciata Banded water snake

Nerodia floridana Florida green water snake

Nerodia fasciata fasciata Banded water snake

Nerodia floridana Florida green water snake

Nerodia sipedon pleuralis Midland water snake

Nerodia sipedon sipedon Northern water snake

Nerodia taxispilota Brown water snake

Opheodrys aestivus Rough green snake

Pituophis melanoleucus Pine snake

Regina rigida rigida Glossy crayfish snake

Regina septemvittata Queen snake

Rhadinaea flavilata Pine woods snake

Seminatrix pygaea paludis Carolina swamp snake

Storeria dekayi Brown snake

Storeria occipitomaculata obscura Florida redbelly snake

Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Northern redbelly snake

Tantilla coronata Southeastern crowned snake

Thamnophis sauritus sackenii Peninsula ribbon snake

Thamnophis sauritus sauritus Eastern ribbon snake

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern garter snake

Virginia striatula Rough earth snake

Virginia valeriae valeriae Eastern smooth earth snake

Venomous

Image Binomial Name Name Map

Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead snake

Agkistrodon piscivorus Cottonmouth snake

Crotalus adamanteus Eastern diamondback

Crotalus horridus horridus Timber rattlesnake

Micrurus fulvius fulvius Eastern coral snake

Sistrurus miliarius barbouri Dusky pigmy rattlesnake

Sistrurus miliarius miliarius Carolina pigmy rattlesnake

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