SNAKES OF TENNESSEE

	Snakes of Tennessee
Tennessee is home to 32 species of snakes, only 4 of which are venomous. Please take the time to learn more about these interesting and beneficial residents of our state. Below is a list of snake species native to Tennessee.
This site is currently under construction. Please bear with us.
List of Scientific names Venomous or Not? Snakebite statistics Avoiding snakes & Preventing Snakebite Living with Snakes in Tennessee (.pdf) Is it a Cottonmouth? (.pdf) reptile review (.pdf)
Tennessee's Non-venomous Snakes Black & Speckled Kingsnake Gray Ratsnake (sometimes called chicken snake, very common statewide) Broad-banded Watersnake Red Cornsnake (also called red ratsnake, cornsnake) Eastern Coachwhip Common Gartersnake Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Eastern & Red Milksnake & Scarlet Kingsnake Eastern Ribbonsnake Eastern & Midwestern Wormsnake Midland & Northern Brownsnake Midland & Common Watersnake Mississippi Green Watersnake Mississippi & Northern Ring-necked Snake Mole & Prairie Kingsnake Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake Northern & Southern Black Racer Copper-bellied & Yellow-bellied Watersnake Northern Pinesnake Northern Scarlet Snake Queen Snake Northern Red-bellied Snake Rough Earthsnake Northern Rough Greensnake Eastern & Western Smooth Earthsnake Southeastern Crowned Snake Western Mud Snake Western Ribbonsnake		In Tennessee, it is illegal to harm, kill, remove from the wild, or possess native snakes taken from the wild without the proper permits. Please help the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) to protect our native snakes. Do not remove snakes from the wild or release snakes that have been captive into the wild. Once-captive snakes often don't survive in the wild and can introduce harmful diseases and parasites into the wild.
		Tennessee's Venomous Snakes Northern & Southern Copperhead Timber Rattlesnake Western Cottonmouth Western Pigmy Rattlesnake
		Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus Photo by Lisa Powers, Froghaven Farm
		Tennessee Herpetological Society
		Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
		Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail BioBlitz Photo Gallery
Snakes are important to the environment and help to keep nature in balance.
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12 July 2008