Snakes of Virginia

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 Virginia Snake Identification Guide :: Venomous Snake Bite Information :: Copperhead look-a-likes :: Cottonmouth look-a-likes

 

Scientific name (Common name)

VA Distribution Photos & Additional Information

Venomous

   

Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen (Northern Copperhead)
*Venomous

Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus (Eastern Cottonmouth)
*Venomous

Crotalus horridus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake)
*Venomous

Harmless

   

Carphophis amoenus amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake)

Cemophora coccinea (Northern Scarletsnake)

Coluber constrictor constrictor (Northern Black Racer)

Diadophis punctatus edwardsii (Northern Ring-necked Snake)

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Diadophis punctatus punctatus (Southern Ring-necked Snake)

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Elaphe guttata (Corn Snake)

Pantherophis alleghaniensis (Eastern Ratsnake)
(formerly Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta (Black Ratsnake)

Farancia abacura abacura (Eastern Mudsnake)

Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma (Common Rainbow Snake)

 

Heterodon platirhinos (Eastern hog-nosed Snake)

Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata (Mole Kingsnake)

Lampropeltis getula getula (Eastern Kingsnake)

Lampropeltis getula nigra (Eastern Black Kingsnake)

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(Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides) Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (Eastern Milk Snake)

Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster (Red-bellied Water Snake)

Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake)

Nerodia taxispilota (Brown Watersnake)

Opheodrys aestivus (Rough Greensnake)

Opheodrys vernalis (Smooth Green Snake)

Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus (Northern Pinesnake)

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Regina rigida rigida (Glossy Crayfish Snake)

 

Regina septemvittata septemvittata (Queen Snake)

Storeria dekayi dekayi (Northern Brownsnake)

Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata (Northern Red-bellied Snake)

Northern red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata)lr.jpg (93918 bytes)

Tantilla coronata (Southeastern Crowned Snake)

Thamnophis sauritus sauritus (Common Ribbonsnake)

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (Eastern Gartersnake)

Virginia striatula (Rough Earthsnake)

Virginia valeriae (Eastern Smooth Earthsnake)

Virginia valeriae pulchra (Mountain Earthsnake)