A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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 Names: Hyla femoralis
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Photo Credit: Jeff Hall
Scientific Name: Aphredoderus sayanus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in NC (dark area)
Scientific Name: Elliptio folliculata
Classification: State Special Concern
Photo Credit: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Protonotaria citrea
Classification: Nongame Species
Abundance: Common throughout the Coastal Plain; uncommon in Piedmont; rare in mountains
Scientific Name: Lepomis gibbosus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Reservoirs throughout NC, as well as many coastal rivers.
Scientific Name: Cyclonaias tuberculata
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credits: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Regina septemvittata
Photo Credits: Eric Stine
This non-venomous watersnake is gray with one light stripe on each side. The Queen Snake eats molting crayfish. It's found along rocky streams and small rivers in the mountains of North Carolina. They will spend time on tree limbs above water and swim away when threatened.
Scientific Name: Procyon lotor
Classification: Game Species and Furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state
Scientific Name: Coluber constrictor
Photo Credits: JD Wilson
This non-venomous snake is solid black with a white chin. They have slender bodies and smooth scales. Eating small rodents, lizards, frogs, and insects, the Racer is active during the day. It hunts with its head above the ground.
Scientific Name: Villosa iris
Classification: State Threatened
Photo Credits: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Oncorhyncus mykiss
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Mountain region in the western part of the state.