small secretive snake of ponds and

Intergrades of Mobile Bay with Florida pine snake.large snake of dry, periodically burned open pine or mixed pinehardwood forest and adjacent clearings in sandy or gravelly uplands. Believed to be declining. MODERATE CONSERVATION CONCERN. Gulf Saltmarsh Snake Nerodia clarkii clarkii. Statewide in distribution. Presumed statewide in distribution, but many areas lack records. large snake of forested swamps, oxbows, and sluggish, treelined streams, where it be found as far as kilometers 60 miles inland from coastal areas. spiloides gray rat snake. Low Conservation Concern.

Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster. HIGHEST CONSERVATION CONCERN. fasciata. stictogenys Mississippi ringnecked snake. Fairly common to common in western portions of Coastal Plain, extending eastward along Tennessee and Tallapoosa drainages to Macon County heavybodied large snake of river sloughs, lakes, and swamps. Often mistaken for coral snakes or scarlet kingsnakes due to colorful banded pattern. Statewide in distribution. This subspecies is similar in both habits and conservation status to eastern kingsnake. Northern Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus. Fairly common statewide, but less abundant than in the past. Plainbellied Water Snake Nerodia fasciata ssp. Low Conservation Concern.

Uncommon and infrequently encountered in northwestern portion of Appalachian Plateau. HIGH CONSERVATION CONCERN. Plainbellied Water Snake Prairie Kingsnake Queen Snake Rainbow Snake Rat Snake Red Milk Snake Ringnecked Snake Rough Earth Snake Rough Green Snake Scarlet Kingsnake Scarlet Snake Smooth Earth Snake Southeastern Crowned Snake Southern Hognosed Snake Southern Water Snake Speckled Kingsnake Timber Rattlesnake Worm Snake. reinwardti western mud snake. Frequently encountered, especially in northern Alabama. Fairly common statewide, but thought to be declining. Alabama Wildlife, Volume One. Checklist of Vertebrates and Selected Invertebrates Aquatic Mollusks, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals.

large snake of river sloughs, lakes, and swamps. Uncommon and infrequently encountered in eastern portions of Appalachian Plateau and Ridge and Valley. Rat snakes high in tree cavities, position that reduce mortality from fire ants and other groundforaging predators. Speckled Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula holbrooki. Alabamas largest venomous snake. While still fairly common in northern Alabama, Coastal Plain populations have declined precipitously. Chiefly nocturnal. ScarletKingsnake Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides.

Northern Pine Snake Northern Redbellied Snake Pigmy Rattlesnake Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata. Often mistaken for coral snakes or scarlet kingsnakes due to colorful banded pattern. Low Conservation Concern. Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma. Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus. Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliariusssp. large snake of permanently aquatic habitats, especially swamps, sluggish streams, and weedy lakes and ponds. Brown Water Snake Nerodia cyclopion. Known from Madison County, and occur in Limestone and Jackson Counties. Colubrid Snakes Family Colubridae Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus ssp. semiaquatic snake of marshes, beaver swamps, lake and stream margins, and meadows. Lowest Conservation Concern.
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