After you have looked through this exhibit, you will have seen some of the most common snakes of upstate South Carolina. You will be able to distinguish venomous from nonvenomous snakes, and we hope that you will feel a little more comfortable sharing your world with these fascinating reptiles. They have dry, scaly skin. They lay leathery-shelled eggs or produce live young. Except for the crocodilians, they have a three-chambered heart.
Snakes are reptiles with many unique characteristics.
Snakes have no eyelids. Snakes have no external ears. Snakes have no legs. Our Site Original materials on this web site are copyrighted. Commercial use of images or text, in whole or in part, is expressly forbidden without formal approval.