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Reptiles of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying species of alligators, lizards, snakes and turtles reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu. Another useful resource for help with ...more ↓

Black Swampsnake 1
Seminatrix pygaea
Rough Earthsnake 2
Virginia striatula
Eastern Earth Snake 3
Virginia valeriae valeriae
Ribbon Snake 4
Thamnophis sauritus
Common Garter Snake 5
Thamnophis sirtalis
Eastern Garter Snake 6
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Brown Snake 7
Storeria dekayi
Midland Brown Snake 8
Storeria dekayi wrightorum
Redbelly Snake 9
Storeria occipitomaculata
Striped Crayfish Snake 9
Regina alleni
Glossy Crayfish Snake 2
Regina rigida
Queen Snake 10
Regina septemvittata
Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake 11
Nerodia clarkii
Mississippi Green Watersnake 9
Nerodia cyclopion
Plain-bellied Water Snake 12
Nerodia erythrogaster
Yellowbelly Water Snake 1
Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster
Banded Water Snake 1
Nerodia fasciata
Southern Banded Water Snake 13
Nerodia fasciata fasciata
Florida Green Watersnake 1
Nerodia floridana
Diamondback Watersnake 3
Nerodia rhombifer
Northern Watersnake 3
Nerodia sipedon
Northern Water Snake 14
Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Brown Watersnake 1
Nerodia taxispilota
Ringneck Snake 15
Diadophis punctatus
Southern Ringneck Snake 16
Diadophis punctatus punctatus
Eastern Worm Snake 2
Carphophis amoenus
Pine Woods Littersnake 9
Rhadinaea flavilata
Eastern Hognose Snake 17
Heterodon platirhinos
Southern Hog-nosed Snake 9
Heterodon simus
Mud Snake 1
Farancia abacura
Rainbow Snake 9
Farancia erytrogramma
Racer 18
Coluber constrictor
Southern Black Racer 19
Coluber constrictor priapus
Coachwhip 20
Coluber flagellum
Scarlet Snake 15
Cemophora coccinea
Northern Scarlet Snake 21
Cemophora coccinea copei
Southeastern Crowned Snake 2
Tantilla coronata
pine snake 20
Pituophis melanoleucus
Rough Green Snake 11
Opheodrys aestivus
Yellow-bellied Kingsnake 2
Lampropeltis calligaster
Scarlet Kingsnake 22
Lampropeltis elapsoides
Common Kingsnake 23
Lampropeltis getula
Black Kingsnake 24
Lampropeltis nigra
Eastern Indigo Snake 25
Drymarchon couperi
Corn Snake 1
Pantherophis guttatus
Eastern Rat Snake 26
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Gray Ratsnake 27
Pantherophis spiloides

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