Of the 46 species of snakes known in Georgia, only six are venomous copperhead, cottonmouth, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, timber/canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake and Eastern coral snakeMeet New York's 17 slithery snakes 3 are venomous (potentially deadly) The three venomous snakes Timber Rattlesnake, Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake and Copperhead carpenterrelainDescription A small, slender snake (100 to 150 inches in length) having smooth scales and a black or dark gray body with a yellow or orange band around the neck Both subspecies have a bright, yellow belly The Northern Ringnecked Snake generally has a complete neck ring and unmarked (or few black dots) belly

Species Profile Ringneck Snake Diadophis Punctatus Srel Herpetology