Tennessee
Snakes in Haywood County
13 species have been documented here, 3 of them venomous.
Venomous snakes in Haywood County
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Northern CottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorusVenomousHeavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.
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.
Every snake recorded in Haywood County

Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Venomous

Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
Harmless

Plain-bellied Watersnake
Nerodia erythrogaster
Harmless

Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix
Venomous

Mudsnake
Farancia abacura
Harmless

Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
Harmless

Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Harmless

North American Racer
Coluber constrictor
Harmless

Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
Harmless

Red Cornsnake
Pantherophis guttatus
Harmless

Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Venomous

Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Harmless

Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
Harmless
Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.