Snakes in Pulaski County

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  Eastern Copperhead

  Agkistrodon contortrix

  ▲ Venomous

  Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

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  Timber Rattlesnake

  Crotalus horridus

  ▲ Venomous

  Heavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.

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  Northern Cottonmouth

  Agkistrodon piscivorus

  ▲ Venomous

  Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

Every snake recorded in Pulaski County

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Harmless

Eastern Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula

Harmless

Eastern Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

▲ Venomous

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

▲ Venomous

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Harmless

Eastern Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Harmless

Northern Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

▲ Venomous

Brown Watersnake

Nerodia taxispilota

Harmless

Scarletsnake

Cemophora coccinea

Harmless

Mudsnake

Farancia abacura

Harmless

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Harmless

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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