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Exploring Beaufort County's Snakes: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. Snakes! No, a dead snake is not the only good snake!

  2. Snakes of Beaufort County • Worm Snake • Ringneck Snake • Rough Earth Snake • Smooth Earth Snake • Pine Woods Snake • Southeastern Crowned Snake • Brown Snake • Redbelly Snake • Rough Green Snake • Eastern Garter Snake • Eastern Ribbon Snake • Mudsnake • Rainbow Snake • Mole Kingsnake • Scarlet Kingsnake • Eastern Kingsnake • Eastern Hognose Snake • Scarlet Snake • Pine Snake • Black Racer • Corn Snake • Rat Snake • Black Swamp Snake • Banded Watersnake • Northern Watersnake • RedbellyWatersnake • Brown Watersnake • Copperhead • Cottonmouth • Timber Rattlesnake • Pigmy Rattlesnake

  3. Focusing on… • Eastern Garter Snake • Eastern Kingsnake • Eastern Hognose Snake • Black Racer • Black Ratsnake • Corn Snake • Brown, Northern, Banded, Redbelly Watersnakes • Copperhead • Cottonmouth • Timber Rattlesnake • Pigmy Rattlesnake

  4. Nonvenomous and Venomous Nonvenomous • Oval shaped head • Oval shaped eyes • Slender Bodied Venomous • Diamond shaped head • Crescent shaped eyes • Heavy Bodied

  5. Nonvenomous - Oval shaped head - Oval shaped eyes - Slender Bodied

  6. Venomous - Diamond shaped head Crescent shaped eyes Heavy Bodied

  7. Keeled v. Smooth

  8. The Sense of Smell

  9. Just Slithery • Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis • Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula • Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos • Corn Snake Elaphe guattata • Black Racer Coluber constrictor • Black Ratsnake Elaphe Obsoleta

  10. Just Slithery and Aquatic • Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota • Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon • Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata • Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster

  11. Slithery and Potentially Dangerous • Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus • Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius • Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix • Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus

  12. Copperhead • Description: • Coppery Red Head • Reddish to light brown • Dark Chestnut Hourglass Crossbands • Tail fades darker in adults and to bright green in young • Length: 24”-36”

  13. Cottonmouth • Description: • Olive, Brown, to Black • Dark Crossbands with lighter centers • Crossbands sometimes hourglass shaped • The tail on the young fades to bright green • Length: 30”-48”

  14. Timber Rattlesnake • Description: • Light to Dark Brown. Some As bright as yellow and as dark as Black • Dark Brown to Black Crossbands • Red to Rust Brown Lateral Stripe (on coastal specimens) • Tail fades to black ending in a rattle • Length: 36”-60”

  15. Pigmy Rattlesnake • Description: • Grey to bright reddish pink background • One to two rows of dark lateral spots • Red to brown lateral stripe on lighter specimens • Tail fading to a lighter color , possibly green with a very small rattle • Length: 15”-21”

  16. Cottonmouth or Watersnake?

  17. Copperhead or Not?

  18. Moles and Voles

  19. Insects

  20. Rabbits

  21. Deer

  22. Things to Remember • Head Shape • Eye Shape • Body Structure - Most Importantly…if you don’t know, enjoy from a distance.

  23. Thank You! Ranger Kevin Bischof Goose Creek State Park • Camp Leach Rd. Washington, NC 27889 (252) 923-2191 Email: Kevin.Bischof@ncmail.net

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