North Carolina
Snakes in Pitt County
26 species have been documented here, 3 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in Pitt County
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Eastern CopperheadAgkistrodon contortrixVenomousHeavy 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.
Northern CottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorusVenomousHeavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Every snake recorded in Pitt County
Brown Watersnake
Nerodia taxispilota
Harmless
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
Harmless
Eastern Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Harmless
North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Harmless
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Harmless
Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Harmless
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Harmless
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Harmless
Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Harmless
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Harmless
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Venomous
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Harmless
Common Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
Harmless
Common Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus
Harmless
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Harmless
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Harmless
Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Harmless
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Rough Earthsnake
Virginia striatula
Harmless
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Harmless
Scarletsnake
Cemophora coccinea
Harmless
Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
Harmless
Eastern Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Harmless
Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Harmless
Pine Woods Littersnake
Rhadinaea flavilata
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.