List of snakes of South Carolina

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

Nonvenomous

Image Binomial Name Name
Carphophis amoenus amoenus Eastern worm snake
Cemophora coccinea copei Scarlet snake
Coluber constrictor Black racer
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii Northern ringneck snake
Diadophis punctatus punctatus Southern ringneck snake
Pantherophis guttatus Corn snake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis Central rat snake
Pantherophis quadrivittatus Eastern rat snake
Farancia abacura abacura Eastern mud snake
Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma Rainbow Snake
Heterodon platirhinos Eastern hognose snake
Heterodon simus Southern hognose snake
Lampropeltis calligaster Mole kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern kingsnake
Lampropeltis elapsoides Scarlet kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Eastern milk snake
Masticophis flagellum flagellum Eastern coachwhip
Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster Redbelly water snake
Nerodia fasciata fasciata Banded water snake
Nerodia floridana Florida green water snake
Nerodia sipedon pleuralis Midland water snake
Nerodia sipedon sipedon Northern water snake
Nerodia taxispilota Brown water snake
Opheodrys aestivus Rough green snake
Pituophis melanoleucus Pine snake
Liodytes rigida Glossy crayfish snake
Regina septemvittata Queen snake
Rhadinaea flavilata Pine woods snake
Seminatrix pygaea paludis Carolina swamp snake
Storeria dekayi Brown snake
Storeria occipitomaculata obscura Florida redbelly snake
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Northern redbelly snake
Tantilla coronata Southeastern crowned snake
Thamnophis sauritus sackenii Peninsula ribbon snake
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus Eastern ribbon snake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Eastern garter snake
Virginia striatula Rough earth snake
Virginia valeriae valeriae Eastern smooth earth snake

Florida Water Snake. [1]

Venomous

Image Binomial Name Name
Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus Northern cottonmouth
Crotalus adamanteus Eastern diamondback
Crotalus horridus horridus Timber rattlesnake
Micrurus fulvius fulvius Eastern coral snake
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri Dusky pigmy rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius Carolina pigmy rattlesnake
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