7. Georgia
Venomous snakes count: 10
Apart from the eastern coral snake, all other Georgia’s venomous snakes are pit vipers. There are 46 snake species in Georgia, of which 6 are venomous. Most commonly spread throughout almost the whole territory of Georgia are copperheads, cottonmouths and timber rattlesnake. All of Georgia’s venomous snake species and subspecies are: Carolina pygmy rattlesnake, dusky pygmy rattlesnake, eastern coral snake, eastern cottonmouth, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Florida cottonmouth, northern copperhead, southern copperhead, timber rattlesnake and western cottonmouth.
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