Observer: Yefu Hua
Pigmy rattlesnakes are usually grayish with dots or stripes. It has a venom but not fatal. It is usually seen in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Agkistrodon contortrix, Southern copperhead; Moore County, NC. Fall 2015.
Green Swamp Preserve (Nature Conservancy) longleaf pine savanna. Common on sandy soil near borrow pit, but not anywhere else on the trail.
Jason Sharp;
Rye Preserve, Manatee County, Florida
Green Swamp Preserve (Nature Conservancy) longleaf pine savanna. Common on sandy soil near borrow pit, but not anywhere else on the trail.
This juv. could have fit in the palm of my hand. The head was no larger than my thumb.
Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum
Egg masses of salamanders, probably Spotted Salamander.
Found dead - manner unknown. Approximately 6 inches in length - appears to be a hatchling.
Copperhead snake found in a backyard pond mid day in August. was about 4 feet long.