List of snakes of South Carolina

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This is a list of the known varieties of snakes in South Carolina

Nonvenomous

ImageBinomial NameName
Worm Snake, Virginia, US.jpg Carphophis amoenus amoenus Eastern worm snake
Northern Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea copei) (8715614817).jpg Cemophora coccinea copei Scarlet snake
Black Racer Snake Flicking Tongue.jpg Coluber constrictor Black racer
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii4.jpg Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Northern ringneck snake
Southern Ringneck snake, Diadophis punctatus.jpg Diadophis punctatus punctatus Southern ringneck snake
Kornnatter.jpg Pantherophis guttatus Corn snake
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta 004.jpg Pantherophis alleghaniensis Central rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata.jpg Pantherophis quadrivittatus Eastern rat snake
Farancia abacura abacura juvenile 2.jpg Farancia abacura abacura Eastern mud snake
Rainbow Snake taken in Southern Georgia in June 2003 2.jpg Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma Rainbow Snake
Heterodon platirhinosPCCA20060423-3588B.jpg Heterodon platirhinos Eastern hognose snake
H Simus.jpg Heterodon simus Southern hognose snake
Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata.jpg Lampropeltis calligaster Mole kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula getula.jpg Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides.jpg Lampropeltis elapsoides Scarlet kingsnake
Autumn milksnake.jpg Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern milk snake
Masticophis flagellum flagellum.jpg Masticophis flagellum flagellum Eastern coachwhip
Nerodia erythrogasterPCSL03705B.jpg Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster Redbelly water snake
Banded water snake.jpg Nerodia fasciata fasciata Banded water snake
Florida Green Water Snake.jpg Nerodia floridana Florida green water snake
Midland Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon pleuralis).JPG Nerodia sipedon pleuralis Midland water snake
Nerodia sipedonPCSL02111B1.jpg Nerodia sipedon sipedon Northern water snake
Brown Water Snake.jpg Nerodia taxispilota Brown water snake
Opheodrys aestivusPCCP20030524-0823B.jpg Opheodrys aestivus Rough green snake
Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus.jpg Pituophis melanoleucus Pine snake
Gulf Crayfish Snake.jpg Liodytes rigida Glossy crayfish snake
Regina septemvittataPCCA20060513-3674B.jpg Regina septemvittata Queen snake
Rhadinaea flavilata.jpg Rhadinaea flavilata Pine woods snake
Seminatrix pygaea.jpg Seminatrix pygaea paludis Carolina swamp snake
Storeria dekayi 1.jpg Storeria dekayi Brown snake
Redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata).jpg Storeria occipitomaculata obscura Florida redbelly snake
Redbelly Snake - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata.jpg Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Northern redbelly snake
Southeastern Crown Snake.jpg Tantilla coronata Southeastern crowned snake
Peninsula Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sackeni).JPG Thamnophis sauritus sackenii Peninsula ribbon snake
EasternRibbonSnake.jpg Thamnophis sauritus sauritus Eastern ribbon snake
Eastern Garter Snake.jpg Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern garter snake
Virginia striatula.jpg Virginia striatula Rough earth snake
Virginia valeriae SERC 03-12-15 (16797601665).jpg Virginia valeriae valeriae Eastern smooth earth snake

Florida Water Snake.

Venomous

ImageBinomial NameName
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix CDC-a.png Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern copperhead
Cottonmouth image 001.jpg Agkistrodon piscivorus Northern cottonmouth
Crotalus adamanteus (5).jpg Crotalus adamanteus Eastern diamondback
C horridus.JPG Crotalus horridus horridus Timber rattlesnake
Coral snake.jpg Micrurus fulvius fulvius Eastern coral snake
Sistrurus miliaris barbouri 2.jpg Sistrurus miliarius barbouri Dusky pigmy rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliaris miliaris CDC.png Sistrurus miliarius miliarius Carolina pigmy rattlesnake