Outside of Florida, it is found in isolated populations along the coastal plain from North Carolina to eastern Louisiana. The chin is also light colored. Underneath they are solid whitish-yellow. The scales are smooth, with 17 scale rows dorsally at midbody. The anal plate is divided.
Pupils are round.
Juveniles have similar physical features to that of adults. The Pine Woods Snake is carnivorous. Fangs in the rear of its mouth are used to subdue its prey. Its weak venom is used to immobilized the prey before being swallowed. The Pine woods snake's salivary toxins are no defense against the Ophiophagus Eastern and Scarlet Kingsnakes.