Rat snake king snake georgia. The yellow rat snake on the other hand dwells mostly along the coast. The milk snake mole king snake and eastern king snake. The state of georgia protects its non venomous snakes.
I lived in oakwood georgia for 5 years and i caught a black rat snake and a gartersnakein a field beside my house that also had woods and the wood line was 50yards from the house. There are three color phases or subspecies in georgia the black rat snake elaphe obsoleta obsoleta the yellow rat snake elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata and the gray rat snake elaphe obsoleta spiloides. Gray ratsnakes live in the south and areas along the savannah river.
Georgia is home to over 41 different snakes. See more ideas about snake venom georgia snake. In fact some are good.
Below are georgias non venomous snakes. I turned the snakes loose right where i found them i will not kill a snake any type they take care of the rat population and insects snakes do a lot of good rats. King snakes are nonvenomous snakes that belong to the lampropeltis genus.
She says they are long skinny black snakes which my guess are either king snakes or rat snakes. The eastern rat snake is a variable species in terms of its color and pattern. Young racers do not resemble adults and are generally tan or grayish with a series of brown or reddish blotches running down the center of the back.
Learn more about that particular snake. They inhabit areas along coastal georgia. Juveniles are blotched in all subspecies but adult color differs.
Black ratsnakes live in the mountains and piedmont areas. Beach goers might cross paths with the yellow ratsnake. For instance the piedmont and mountainous regions of central georgia and south carolina are home to the black rat snake while the southern georgia and areas around the savannah river in south carolina are the natural habitat of the gray rat snake.
It is illegal to kill capture or harrass any of the snakes pictured below. While rat snakes king snakes and hognose snakes generally freeze when approached racers usually flee rapidly or sometimes stand their ground and attempt to strike. A subspecies of the milk snake the scarlet king snake also lives in georgia.
Jun 30 2016 snakes found in the state of georgia. Hey everybody im from middle georgia and tomorrow im going to be relocating about 5 snakes from a ladys basement to the woods behind my house. Three king snakes live in georgia.
Ive caught snakes like this for a long time but ive never really looked into colubrids and ive always had a hard time telling between the two.