Oklahoma
Snakes in Coal County
16 species have been documented here, 4 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in Coal County
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Timber RattlesnakeCrotalus horridusVenomousHeavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
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.
Prairie RattlesnakeCrotalus viridisVenomousHeavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Every snake recorded in Coal County

Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Harmless

Flat-headed Snake
Tantilla gracilis
Harmless

Tantilla selmae
Harmless

Rough Greensnake
Opheodrys aestivus
Harmless

Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous

Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Harmless

Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Harmless

Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
Harmless

Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Venomous

Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
Harmless

Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous

Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Harmless

Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
Venomous

Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
Harmless

Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Harmless

Glossy Swampsnake
Liodytes rigida
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.