Yellow-bellied Kingsnake
Yellow-bellied Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster Description: Habitat: Life History: Range: Additional Notes: Behavior: Subspecies Occurring in Tennessee:
Rough Greensnake
Rough Greensnake Opheodrys aestivus Description: Averaging 22-32 inch long, it is a vine-like bright lime green snake often with a whitish, yellow or creamy colored belly. Habitat: Semi-arboreal snake usually found in shrubbery along streams and other bodies of water. Life History: Females lay up Read More
Copperhead
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix Description: The copperhead is a thick, stout-bodied snake that is between 24” and 36” (61-90cm) long when mature. A record length is 52” (135cm.) Males are larger than females. Juvenile copperheads have a sulfur yellow tail. The body Read More
Rough Earthsnake
Rough Earthsnake Haldea striatula Description: Habitat: Life History: Range: Additional Notes: Behavior: Subspecies Occurring in Tennessee:
List of Scientific names
Order: SQUAMATA – SNAKES AND LIZARDS Suborder: SERPENTES – SNAKES Family: COLUBRIDAE – Colubrid Snakes (sensu lato; new classification below) ___ Eastern Wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus) ___ Eastern Wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus amoenus) ___ Midwestern Wormsnake (Carphophis amoenus helenae) Read More
Northern Scarletsnake
Northern Scarletsnake Cemophora coccinea copei Description: Habitat: Life History: Range: Additional Notes: Behavior: Subspecies Occurring in Tennessee:
Eastern Wormsnake
Eastern Wormsnake Carphophis amoenus Description: Habitat: Life History: Range: Additional Notes: Behavior: Subspecies Occurring in Tennessee: C. a. amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake) and C. a. helenae (Midwestern Wormsnake) Distribution of the Eastern Wormsnake in Tennessee:
Venomous or Not?
When most people see a snake the first question they ask is ‘ Is it poisonous?’ Technically snakes are classed as venomous or non-venomous, since poison is ingested or absorbed and a venom is injected. But identifying venomous snakes Read More
Red Cornsnake (aka cornsnake)
Red Cornsnake (aka cornsnake) Pantherophis guttatus Description: Habitat: Life History: Range: Additional Notes: Behavior: Subspecies Occurring in Tennessee:
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon platirhinos Description: Habitat: Life History: Range: Additional Notes: Behavior: Subspecies Occurring in Tennessee: