Snakes in Saint Helena County

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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.

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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.

Every snake recorded in Saint Helena County

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Harmless

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Harmless

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Harmless

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Harmless

Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

Harmless

Rough Greensnake

Opheodrys aestivus

Harmless

Mudsnake

Farancia abacura

Harmless

DeKay's Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Harmless

Gray Ratsnake

Pantherophis spiloides

Harmless

Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata

Harmless

Northern Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

▲ Venomous

Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus

Harmless

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

▲ Venomous

Common Wormsnake

Carphophis amoenus

Harmless

Southeastern Crowned Snake

Tantilla coronata

Harmless

Tantilla selmae

Harmless

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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