South Carolina Snake Species

1. Non-Venomous, Large Terrestrial Species:
   • Rat Snakes Elaphe
     • Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
       
     • Yellow Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata
       
     • Corn Snake Elaphe guttata guttata
       
   • Black Racer Coluber constrictor
     
   • Eastern Coachwhip Snake Masticophis flagellum flagellum
     
   • Eastern King Snake Lampropeltis getula getula
     
   • Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus
     
2. Non-Venomous, Medium-Sized Terrestrial Species:
   • Eastern Hognose Snake Heterondon platirhinos
     
   • Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
     
   • Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
     
   • Peninsula Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus sackenii
     
   • Mole King Snake Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata
     
   • Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
     
   • Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus
     
3. Non-Venomous, Small Terrestrial Species:
   • Scarlet King Snake Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
     
   • Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea copei
     
   • Southern Hognose Snake Heterondon simus
     
   • Ringneck Snakes Diadophis punctatus
     
   • Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus amoenus
     
   • Brown Snakes Storeria
     • Brown Snakes Storeria dekayi
       
     • Redbelly Snakes Storeria occipitomaculata
       
   • Earth Snakes Virginia
     
   • Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata
     
   • Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata
     
4. Wetland Species:
   • Watersnakes Nerodia
     • Northern Water Snakes Nerodia sipedon
       
     • Southern Water Snakes Nerodia fasciata
       
     • Plainbelly Water Snakes Nerodia erythrogaster
       
     • Brown Water Snake Nerodia taxispilota
       
     • Florida Green Water Snake Nerodia floridana
       
   • Crayfish Snakes Regina
     • Queen Snake Regina septemvittata
       
     • Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida rigida
       
   • Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea paludis
     
   • Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma
     
   • Eastern Mud Snake Farancia abacura abacura
     
5. Venomous, Larger Species:
   • Moccasins Agkistrodon
     • Copperhead Snake Agkistrodon contortrix
       
     • Cottonmouth Snake Agkistrodon piscivorus
       
   • Rattlesnakes Crotalus
     • Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus horridus
       
     • Eastern Diamondback Crotalus adamanteus
       
6. Venomous, Smaller Species:
   • Pigmy Rattlesnakes Sistrurus
     • Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius miliarius
       
     • Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
       
   • Eastern Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius fulvius