Identifying Snakes In Southern Regions – Common Snakes In South Central States

Most people harbor an unnatural fear of snakes, partly because they can’t immediately tell a venomous from a nonvenomous snake. But the threat of a snakebite is low; most snakes only bite when provoked and prefer to retreat if the option is available. Statistics show fatalities from snakebites are fewer than those from bee or wasp stings or lightning strikes. Read on to learn about some of the more commonly seen southern snake varieties in and around the home landscape. Identifying Snakes in Southern Regions Learning to identify snakes in your area can prevent undue fear and unnecessary eradication of the environmentally beneficial snakes. Even a pit viper is harmless when observed from a distance and left alone.  Southern snake varieties include the venomous copperhead, coral snake, cottonmouth, Western diamondback rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake, prairie rattlesnake, western massasauga, and western pigmy rattlesnake. Nonvenomous snakes in the South include glossy snake, black […]

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