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Snakes

Snakes . Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes. 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.

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Snakes

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  1. Snakes Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes

  2. 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

  3. Keeled and Single • Eastern Gartersnake • Common Ribbonsnake • Northern Pinesnake • Northern Copperhead • Timber Rattlesnake

  4. Smooth and Divided • Northern Ring-necked Snake • Eastern Wormsnake • Black Racer • Smooth Greensnake

  5. Smooth and Single • Northern Milksnake • Eastern Kingsnake • Eastern Black Kingsnake

  6. Order: SquamataSuborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Eastern Smooth Earthsnake • Virginia v. valeriae • Divided anal plate • Smooth scales • Brown or green • Very small head • Row of dots longitudinal down body www.oplin.lib.oh.us/.../ earth_eastern_smooth.jpg

  10. Mountain Earthsnake • Virginia valeriae pulchra • Divided anal plate • Weakly keeled scales • No pattern on dorsal • 15 - 17 - 17

  11. Eastern Wormsnake Carphophis a. amoenus • Smooth scales • 13 scale rows • Small pinkish or brown snake with no pattern or spots • Eyes and head small • Very pointy end on tail

  12. Common Ribbonsnake • Thamnophis s. sauritus • Anal plate single • Keeled scales • 3 stripes on dorsal • Clear belly • Stripes on scale rows 3 and 4 Photo by: Zach Felix

  13. 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

  14. Queen Snake • Regina septemvittata • Anal plate divided • Keeled strongly • Light stripe along sides • Dark stripes on the belly Photo by: John White

  15. Common Watersnake • Nerodia s. sipedon • Anal plate divided • Strongly keeled scales • Brown blotches on the dorsal • Belly yellowish

  16. Eastern Hog-nosed Snake • Heterodon platirhinos • Scales keeled • Anal plate divided • Snout turned up Photo by: Jeff Humphries

  17. Black Ratsnake • Elaphe o. obsoleta • Anal plate divided • Weakly keeled scales • Black snake • Completely black

  18. Eastern Milksnake • Lampropeltis t. triangulum • Anal plate single • Smooth scales • Dorsal color brown • Red blotches edged in black • Belly checkered with black and white

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. Rough Greensnake • Opheodrys a. aestivus • Anal plate divided • Keeled scales • Tail really really long • Slender • Belly lighter than dorsal color

  22. Smooth Greensnake • Opheodrys vernalis • Divided anal plate • Smooth scales • Long slender black snake (green when alive) • Not as big as the black racer

  23. Northern Black Racer • Coluber c. constrictor • Divided anal plate • Smooth scales • Black snake • With a white throat Photo by: John White

  24. Northern Ring-necked Snake • Diadophis punctatus edwardsii • Divided anal plate • Smooth glossy scales • Black with yellow or orange belly • Ring around the neck

  25. Northern Pinesnake • Pituophis m. melanoleucus • Single anal plate • Keeled scales • Black blotches • Big snake • Ventral is white

  26. Order: SquamataSuborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae

  27. Timber Rattlesnake • Crotalus horridus • One row of scales after the cloaca • Pits • Horny rattle or button

  28. Northern Copperhead • Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen • One row of scales after the cloaca • Pits • Has bands that are hourglass shaped

  29. Review of Orders and Families

  30. Order: Caudata • Family: Cryptobranchidae • Family: Proteidae • Family: Ambystomatidae • Family: Salamandridae • Family: Plethodontidae

  31. Order: Anura • Family: Pelobatidae • Family: Bufonidae • Family: Hylidae • Family: Ranidae

  32. Order: Testudines • Family: Chelydridae • Family: Kinosternidae • Family: Emydidae • Family: Trionychidae

  33. Order: SquamataSuborder: Lacertillia • Family: Phrynosomatidae • Family: Teiidae • Family: Scincidae

  34. Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes • Family: Colubridae • Family: Viperidae

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