Missouri
Snakes in Hickory County
9 species have been documented here, 2 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in Hickory County
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Northern CottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorusVenomousHeavy 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.
Every snake recorded in Hickory County
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Harmless
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Harmless
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Harmless
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Harmless
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Harmless
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Harmless
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.