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Venomous snakes. Agkistrodon contortrix—copperhead; A. piscivorus—cottonmouth or water moccasin; Crotalus atrox—western diamond-back rattlesnake; C. horridus—timber rattlesnake; C. viridis—prairie rattlesnake; Sistrurus catenatus—western massasauga rattlesnake; S. miliarius—western pygmy rattlesnake
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.
Roughly 7,000–8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States, and about five of those people die. [4] Though most fatal bites are attributed to rattlesnakes, the copperhead accounts for more snakebites than any other venomous North American species. Rattlesnake bites are roughly four times as likely to result in ...
Oklahoma has twice the national average of snakebites annually, putting the state at fourth in the nation.. Though the state is home to over 44 different kinds of snakes, which are most active ...
Lists of snakes of the United States — lists of snake species that are native in U.S. states. Note: Articles on individual snakes should be listed in Category: Reptiles of the United States + Category: Snakes of North America + regional U.S. fauna categories .
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, [1] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus.
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Of the 6 venomous snake species native to N.C., 3 are rattlesnakes – pigmy, timber & Eastern diamondback. Each one is protected by the North Carolina Endangered Species Act.