Georgia
Snakes in Pierce County
15 species have been documented here, 3 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in Pierce County
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Northern CottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorusVenomousHeavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Pygmy RattlesnakeSistrurus miliariusVenomousStout, dark-blotched body, nine large scales on the crown, and a small rattle.
Eastern Diamondback RattlesnakeCrotalus adamanteusVenomousHeavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Every snake recorded in Pierce County
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Harmless
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Harmless
Eastern Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Harmless
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Harmless
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Harmless
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Harmless
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Harmless
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Harmless
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Harmless
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Venomous
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
Harmless
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Venomous
Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Harmless
Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.