South Carolina

Snakes in Aiken County

41 species have been documented here, 5 of them venomous.

Venomous snakes in Aiken County

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Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous
Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous
Heavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Venomous
Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Venomous
Stout, dark-blotched body, nine large scales on the crown, and a small rattle.
Eastern Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius
Venomous
Rings of red, yellow, and black where red touches yellow; small rounded head and round pupils.

Every snake recorded in Aiken County

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Farancia erytrogramma

Harmless

Red-bellied Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata

Eastern Hognose Snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Pantherophis guttatus

Agkistrodon contortrix

Venomous

Common Coachwhip

Masticophis flagellum

Pituophis melanoleucus

Pantherophis obsoletus

Lampropeltis elapsoides

Harmless

Southeastern Crowned Snake

Plain-bellied Watersnake

Nerodia erythrogaster

Florida Green Watersnake

Southern Hognose Snake

Pine Woods Littersnake

Rhadinaea flavilata

Harmless

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

Harmless

Prairie Kingsnake

Lampropeltis calligaster

Harmless

Mole Kingsnake

Lampropeltis rhombomaculata

Harmless

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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