North Carolina
Snakes in Beaufort County
30 species have been documented here, 4 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in Beaufort County
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Eastern CopperheadAgkistrodon contortrixVenomousHeavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
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.
Timber RattlesnakeCrotalus horridusVenomousHeavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Every snake recorded in Beaufort County
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Harmless
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Harmless
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Harmless
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Harmless
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Venomous
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Harmless
Common Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
Harmless
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Harmless
Eastern Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Harmless
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Harmless
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Harmless
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Harmless
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Harmless
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
Harmless
Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Harmless
Rainbow Snake
Farancia erytrogramma
Harmless
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Harmless
Rough Earthsnake
Virginia striatula
Harmless
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Harmless
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Harmless
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
Harmless
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Harmless
Red-bellied Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Harmless
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Venomous
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Harmless
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Harmless
Smooth Earthsnake
Virginia valeriae
Harmless
Pine Woods Littersnake
Rhadinaea flavilata
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.