Species Profile: Common Snakes in Bella Vista, AR

Lengths, habitats, and diets are generalized where reasonable to aid understanding and comparison. All images have been sourced with a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 generic license, with the only modifications to crop the photos.

Venomous VS. Non-Venomous Snakes
All venomous snakes in Arkansas are Pit Vipers; the exception is the Texas Coral Snake (not found in BV)
Venomous (Pit Viper) snakes have a broad, angular head with a narrow slit-like pupil. Non-venomous snakes have rounded noses and heads with round pupils.

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