Fun Facts

Fun facts about snakes of Tennessee

image of a small brown rat
  1. Tennessee has 28 non venomous snake species
  2. Controlling rat and mouse infestations is a beneficial trait of snakes.
image of a water snake in water
  1. There are only 4 of these snake species within the state boundaries that are venomous.
  2. Common water snakes (non-venomous) are often mistaken for the venomous cottonmouth, water moccasin.
image of a snake egg
  1. Most snakes can produce live young or lay eggs.
  2. Tennessee at large has a total of 32 native snake species.
image of a watermoccasin on a long
  1. Their are eight common snakes
  2. Eastern Kingsnake, Rat snake, Garter snake, Black Racer snake, Brown snakes, Copperhead snake, Cottonmouth snakes(Water Moccasins), and Coral snakes
  3. Sometimes snakes dont inject their venom into hunans.

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