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Scientific Names

Common Name Scientific Name Venomous
Black Rat Snake (neonate) Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta nonvenomous
Yellow Rat Snake (neonate) Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata nonvenomous
Black/Yellow Rat Snake Integrade (neonate) Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta nonvenomous
Southern Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus punctatus nonvenomous
Northern Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus edwardsii nonvenomous
Northern Brown Snake Storeria dekayi dekayi nonvenomous
Midland Brown Snake Storeria dekayi wrightorum nonvenomous
Northern Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata nonvenomous
Florida Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata obscura nonvenomous
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula nonvenomous
Eastern Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae valeriae nonvenomous
Scarlet King Snake Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides nonvenomous
Northern Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea copei nonvenomous
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus amoenus nonvenomous
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata nonvenomous
Carolina Swamp Snake Seminatrix pygaea paludis nonvenomous
Southern Hognose Snake Heterondon simus nonvenomous
Redbelly Water Snake (neonate) Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster nonvenomous
Northern Black Racer (neonate) Coluber constrictor constrictor nonvenomous
Southern Black Racer (neonate) Coluber constrictor priapus nonvenomous
Eastern Coachwhip Snake (neonate) Masticophis flagellum flagelum nonvenomous
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata nonvenomous
Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis nonvenomous
Eastern Garter Snake (red phase) Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis nonvenomous
Glossy Crayfish Snake Regina rigida rigida nonvenomous
Mole King Snake Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata nonvenomous
Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum nonvenomous
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterondon platirhinos nonvenomous
Eastern Hognose Snake (black phase) Heterondon platirhinos nonvenomous
Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon sipedon nonvenomous
Midland Water Snake Nerodia sipedon pleuralis nonvenomous
Banded Water Snake Nerodia fasciata fasciata nonvenomous
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus nonvenomous
Peninsula Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus sackenii nonvenomous
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus nonvenomous
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata nonvenomous
Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta nonvenomous
Yellow Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata nonvenomous
Black/Yellow Rat Snake Integrade Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta nonvenomous
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata guttata nonvenomous
Eastern King Snake Lampropeltis getula getula nonvenomous
Northern Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus nonvenomous
Florida Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus nonvenomous
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma nonvenomous
Eastern Mud Snake Farancia abacura abacura nonvenomous
Brown Water Snake Nerodia taxispilota nonvenomous
Redbelly Water Snake Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster nonvenomous
Florida Green Water Snake Nerodia floridana nonvenomous
Northern Black Racer Coluber constrictor constrictor nonvenomous
Southern Black Racer Coluber constrictor priapus nonvenomous
Eastern Coachwhip Snake Masticophis flagellum flagelum nonvenomous
Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius miliarius venomous
Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius barbouri venomous
Eastern Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius fulvius venomous
Southern Copperhead Snake Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix venomous
Northern Copperhead Snake Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen venomous
Eastern Cottonmouth Snake Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus venomous
Florida Cottonmouth Snake Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti venomous
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus horridus venomous
Timber Rattlesnake (canbrake phase) Crotalus horridus horridus venomous
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus venomous


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August 11, 2000
Gene Ott

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