Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius
Description
How to Identify
Small rattlesnake with dark dorsal blotches, a row of side spots, and often a rusty-orange stripe along the back.
Size
Usually 15-25 inches.
Diet
Frogs, lizards, small snakes, mice, and insects.
Habitat
Pine flatwoods, Sandhills, wetland margins, and pocosins.
Location
Where it is found
Found mainly in the southeastern Coastal Plain and Sandhills.