North Carolina

Snakes in New Hanover County

36 species have been documented here, 4 of them venomous.

Venomous snakes in New Hanover 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.
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Eastern Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Venomous
Rings of red, yellow, and black where red touches yellow; small rounded head and round pupils.
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 New Hanover County

Eastern Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Southeastern Crowned Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata

Harmless

Red Cornsnake

Pantherophis guttatus

Agkistrodon contortrix

Pine Woods Littersnake

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Harmless

Northern Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Masticophis flagellum

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Harmless

Rainbow Snake

Farancia erytrogramma

Pantherophis obsoletus

Harmless

Mole Kingsnake

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata

Southern Hognose Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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