There are no records of any person dying from the bite of a pigmy rattlesnake . Pigmy venom however, is very effective for killing the small frogs, lizards, small mammals and insects they prey upon. Pigmys probably mate both in the spring and autumn. They give birth to 3-9 babies in late summer. The newborn snakes are so tiny that they could easily coil up on the face of a half dollar.
Pigmy rattlesnakes live in longleaf pine-scrub oak habitats.
They share these habitats with reptiles like southern hognose snakes, coachwhip snakes, fence lizards, five-lined skinks and many others. Since these sandhills are home to such a diversity of fauna and flora, they are an essential part of our southeastern ecosystem. Pigmy Rattlesnake Photos provided by David Scott. This information is provided as a public service by the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Outreach office.