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This is a list of reptile species and subspecies found in North Carolina, based mainly on checklists from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. [1] [2] Common and scientific names are according to the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles publications. [3] [4] [5] (I) - Introduced [1] [2] (V) - Venomous snake [6]
In recent years, some taxonomic controversy has occurred over the genus of North American rat snakes. Based on mitochondrial DNA, Utiger et al. (2002) showed that North American rat snakes of the genus Elaphe, along with closely related genera such as Pituophis and Lampropeltis, form a monophyletic group separate from Old World members of the ...
This is a list of extant snakes, ... Black rat snake; Black snake. ... North eastern king snake; Prairie kingsnake; Scarlet kingsnake;
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.
Habitat: Copperheads are the most common venomous snake in the state, living all across N.C. Poison Control says that it receives about 10 times more calls about copperheads than any other snake ...
The truth is, there are other snakes in N.C. that fit this description, mainly including harmless species like corn snakes, juvenile rat snakes and water snakes. "Avoid killing snakes regardless ...
The snakes can also eat young chickens and chicks, hence the common name chicken snake. Rat snakes are most vulnerable to predators as juveniles. Predators of P. quadrivittatus include hawks (Buteo spp.), great horned owls (Bubo virginianus), foxes, raccoons, and domestic cats. Adult eastern rat snakes have few known predators other than humans.
The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus), sometimes called red rat snake [4] is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species subdues its small prey by constriction . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is found throughout the southeastern and central United States .