{"id":2453,"date":"2016-03-03T08:28:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T12:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalprosonline.com\/nashville\/?page_id=2453"},"modified":"2017-07-09T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-09T15:52:39","slug":"non-venomous-snakes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/animalprosonline.com\/nashville\/non-venomous-snakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Venomous Snakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Non-Venomous Snakes Of Tennessee<\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Tennessee is home to 34 common species of snakes, and only 4 of those are venomous. Non-venomous snakes are misunderstood vertebrates that play very important roles as both predator and prey. Snakes present little danger when left alone and are fascinating to view safely from a distance. Some non-venomous snakes are found in urban areas, in the interior of homes, in attics, and in crawlspaces causing panic to many homeowners. Several species of non-venomous snakes in Tennessee are excellent climbers, that will utilize tree&#8217;s that over lap a roof, foundation openings, and even mortar lines between brick to climb to a easy access point. Please use this site as a reference guide to identify non-venomous snakes in Tennessee.<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)<\/li>\n<li>Common Gartersnake(Thamnophis sirtalis)<\/li>\n<li>Common Kingsnake (Lampropetis getula)<\/li>\n<li>Dekay&#8217;s Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi)<\/li>\n<li>Diamond-back Watersnake (Nerodia rombifer)<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Ribbonsnake\u00a0(Thamnophis sauritus sauritus)<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Wormsnake\u00a0(Carphophis amoenus amoenus)<\/li>\n<li>Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)<\/li>\n<li>Kirtland&#8217;s Snake\u00a0(Clonophis kirtlandii)<\/li>\n<li>Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi Green Watersnake\u00a0(Nerodia cyclopion)<\/li>\n<li>North American Racer\u00a0(Coluber constrictor)<\/li>\n<li>Northern Red-bellied Snake\u00a0(Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata)<\/li>\n<li>Northern Watersnake\u00a0(Nerodia sipedon)<\/li>\n<li>Pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus)<\/li>\n<li>Queensnake\u00a0(Regina septemvittata)<\/li>\n<li>Red-bellied Mud Snake (Farancia abacura)<\/li>\n<li>Red Cornsnake\u00a0(Pantherophis guttatus)<\/li>\n<li>Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)<\/li>\n<li>Rough Earthsnake\u00a0(Virginia striatula)<\/li>\n<li>Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus)<\/li>\n<li>Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides)<\/li>\n<li>Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea)<\/li>\n<li>Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae)<\/li>\n<li>Southeastern Crowned Snake\u00a0(Tantilla coronata)<\/li>\n<li>Southern Watersnake\u00a0(Nerodia fasciata)<\/li>\n<li>Western Ribbonsnake\u00a0(Thamnophis proximus)<\/li>\n<li>Yellow-bellied Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is no universal distinguishing feature that\u00a0separates venomous from non-venomous snakes and even colorations of certain species look familiar. Non-venomous snakes do have teeth, and as a defense mechanism, will bite a percieved threat. Some non-venomous species will even micic a rattle noise from quickly whipping its tail back and forth, resembling a rattlesnake. Most non-venomous snakes will aggressively protect themselves to thwart a threat from coming closer. Non-venomous snakes are important to our environment as they do help control rodent populations, and understaning the benifit to having them around is important.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-Venomous Snakes Of Tennessee Tennessee is home to 34 common species of snakes, and only 4 of those are venomous. Non-venomous snakes are misunderstood vertebrates that play very important roles as both predator and prey. Snakes present little danger when left alone and are fascinating to view safely from a distance. 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