Scientific Name: Opheodrys aestivus
Photo Credits: Ian Deery
Topics Related to Reptiles - Snakes
Scientific Name: Elaphe obsoleta (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Common throughout the state
Photo Credit: JD Wilson
Scientific Name: Rhadinaea flavilata
This non-venomous snake feeds on lizards and frogs. It is shiny golden-brown with a dark head. Laying 2-4 eggs in the summer, the Pind Woods Snake is found in pine flatwoods and oak forests within rotting logs.
Scientific Name: (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus)
Classification: Nongame; state listed as Threatened
Photo Credits: Jeff Hall