North Carolina records
Western Ratsnake in North Carolina
HarmlessPantherophis obsoletus
Yes. The Western Ratsnake has been recorded in 94 North Carolina counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Long-bodied with weakly keeled scales; blotched, striped, or solid depending on species.
North Carolina counties with Western Ratsnake records
94 listed- Sampson
- Wake
- Moore
- Bladen
- Richmond
- Chatham
- Johnston
- Beaufort
- Randolph
- Brunswick
- Scotland
- Mecklenburg
- Dare
- Pender
- Jackson
- Columbus
- Hyde
- Durham
- Macon
- Orange
- Watauga
- Ashe
- Montgomery
- Onslow
- Wilkes
- Pitt
- Transylvania
- Union
- Hoke
- Duplin
- Wayne
- Harnett
- Edgecombe
- Carteret
- Warren
- Robeson
- Henderson
- Pamlico
- Currituck
- Northampton
- New Hanover
- Alleghany
- Swain
- Greene
- Craven
- Washington
- Tyrrell
- Avery
- Lenoir
- Anson
- Haywood
- Graham
- Bertie
- Halifax
- Cumberland
- Vance
- Rutherford
- Nash
- McDowell
- Lee
- Granville
- Gates
- Stokes
- Rockingham
- Martin
- Madison
- Jones
- Gaston
- Franklin
- Burke
- Surry
- Stanly
- Pasquotank
- Iredell
- Clay
- Chowan
- Cherokee
- Buncombe
- Wilson
- Polk
- Person
- Mitchell
- Davidson
- Alamance
- Camden
- Caldwell
- Yadkin
- Perquimans
- Lincoln
- Hertford
- Forsyth
- Alexander
- Catawba
- Yancey
See the full Western Ratsnake profile or all snakes in North Carolina.