Wildlife of Virginia Beach

The Virginia Beach is home to many non-aquatic, aquatic, and semi-aquatic species. Here is a guide to them all.

All 500

ring-necked snake ¹
Diadophis punctatus

North American Racer ²
Coluber constrictor

Scarlet Snake ³
Cemophora coccinea

Eastern Worm Snake ⁴
Carphophis amoenus

Common Garter Snake ⁵
Thamnophis sirtalis

Red-bellied Snake ⁶
Storeria occipitomaculata

Dekay's Brownsnake ³
Storeria dekayi

Rough Greensnake ⁷
Opheodrys aestivus

Brown Watersnake ⁸
Nerodia taxispilota

Common Watersnake ⁹
Nerodia sipedon

Banded Watersnake ⁶
Nerodia fasciata

Plain-bellied Watersnake ¹⁰
Nerodia erythrogaster

Eastern Kingsnake ³
Lampropeltis getula

Eastern Hognose Snake ¹¹
Heterodon platirhinos

Rainbow Snake ¹²
Farancia erytrogramma

Mud Snake ¹³
Farancia abacura

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