Keeled and Divided Anal Northern Brownsnake Northern Red-bellied Snake Black Ratsnake * Common Watersnake Rough Greensnake Eastern Smooth Earthsnake * Mountain Earthsnake Queen Snake Hog-nosed Snake
Keeled and Single Eastern Gartersnake Common Ribbonsnake Northern Pinesnake Northern Copperhead Timber Rattlesnake
Northern Brownsnake Storeria d. dekayi Anal plate divided Keeled scales Dots on the dorsal Slight dorsal stripe
with dots bordering it
Photo by: Jeff Davis
Northern Red-bellied Snake Storeria o.
occipitomaculata Anal plate divided Keeled scales Belly glossy or red 15 scale rows Light area behind the eye Three spots on back of
the neck
Eastern Smooth Earthsnake Virginia v. valeriae Divided anal plate Smooth scales Brown or green Very small head Row of dots
longitudinal down body
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Mountain Earthsnake Virginia valeriae
pulchra Divided anal plate Weakly keeled scales No pattern on dorsal 15 - 17 - 17
Eastern Wormsnake
Smooth scales 13 scale rows Small pinkish or
brown snake with no pattern or spots
Eyes and head small Very pointy end on
tail
Carphophis a. amoenus
Common Ribbonsnake Thamnophis s.
sauritus Anal plate single Keeled scales 3 stripes on dorsal Clear belly Stripes on scale rows
3 and 4Photo by: Zach Felix
Eastern Gartersnake Thamnophis s. sirtalis Anal plate single Keeled scales Spots on the ventral
scutes along the sides Lines on scale rows 2
and 3
Queen Snake Regina septemvittata Anal plate divided Keeled strongly Light stripe along
sides Dark stripes on the
bellyPhoto by: John White
Common Watersnake Nerodia s. sipedon Anal plate divided Strongly keeled
scales Brown blotches on
the dorsal Belly yellowish
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon
platirhinos Scales keeled Anal plate divided Snout turned up
Photo by: Jeff Humphries
Black Ratsnake Elaphe o. obsoleta Anal plate divided Weakly keeled scales Black snake Completely black
Eastern Milksnake Lampropeltis t.
triangulum Anal plate single Smooth scales Dorsal color brown Red blotches edged in
black Belly checkered with
black and white
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis g. getula Single anal plate Smooth scales Dorsal black with yellow
bands Belly yellow and black Crossbands that fork on
the sides
Eastern Black Kingsnake Lampropeltis g. niger Single anal plate Smooth scales Dorsal color black with
yellow spots Belly yellow with black
markings Mostly black snake with
hints of orange and yellow
Rough Greensnake Opheodrys a. aestivus Anal plate divided Keeled scales Tail really really long Slender Belly lighter than
dorsal color
Smooth Greensnake Opheodrys vernalis Divided anal plate Smooth scales Long slender black
snake (green when alive)
Not as big as the black racer
Northern Black Racer Coluber c. constrictor Divided anal plate Smooth scales Black snake With a white throat
Photo by: John White
Northern Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus
edwardsii Divided anal plate Smooth glossy scales Black with yellow or
orange belly Ring around the neck
Northern Pinesnake Pituophis m.
melanoleucus Single anal plate Keeled scales Black blotches Big snake Ventral is white
Northern Copperhead Agkistrodon
contortrix mokasen One row of scales
after the cloaca Pits Has bands that are
hourglass shaped
Order: Caudata
Family: Cryptobranchidae Family: Proteidae Family: Ambystomatidae Family: Salamandridae Family: Plethodontidae