Georgia
Snakes in Effingham County
20 species have been documented here, 3 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in Effingham County
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Eastern CopperheadAgkistrodon contortrixVenomousHeavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Timber RattlesnakeCrotalus horridusVenomousHeavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Northern CottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorusVenomousHeavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Every snake recorded in Effingham County
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Harmless
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Venomous
Eastern Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Harmless
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Harmless
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Harmless
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Harmless
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Harmless
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Harmless
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Harmless
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Harmless
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Harmless
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
Harmless
Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma
Harmless
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Harmless
Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Harmless
Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Harmless
Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Harmless
Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.