Amphibians and Reptiles of Sampson County, NC

Alligators
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis 1 2015-10-07
Frogs
Lizards
Salamanders
Snakes
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata 239 2024-04-02
Brown Snake Storeria dekayi 60 2024-10-05
Brown Watersnake Nerodia taxispilota 22 2023-09-26
Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis 86 2023-10-29
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix 939 2023-10-30
Corn Snake Elaphe guttata 349 2023-10-29
Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus 57 2023-10-23
Eastern Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum 42 2023-06-01
Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platirhinos 76 2023-10-08
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula 55 2024-05-20
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus 24 2020-10-28
Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus 203 2023-10-28
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster 48 2023-11-09
Mud Snake Farancia abacura 69 2024-06-30
Pigmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius 3 2020-09-29
Pine Woods Snake Rhadinaea flavilata 160 2023-10-28
Racer Coluber constrictor 615 2024-07-06
Rainbow Snake Farancia erytrogramma 40 2023-05-17
Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta 997 2024-04-02
Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata 111 2023-11-21
Redbelly Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster 174 2023-09-25
Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus 131 2023-11-07
Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula 1 2018-10-15
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus 839 2023-11-07
Scarlet kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides 13 2023-05-17
Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea 114 2023-10-03
Smooth Earth Snake Virginia valeriae 132 2023-10-30
Southeastern Crowned Snake Tantilla coronata 217 2023-10-01
Southern Hognose Snake Heterodon simus 3 2019-05-22
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 240 2024-09-15
Turtles
Common Name Scientic Name Observations Last Recorded
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina 144 2024-10-04
Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum 23 2023-09-13
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta 1 2020-05-23
River Cooter Pseudemys concinna 10 2023-04-06
Slider Trachemys scripta 38 2023-05-01
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina 22 2023-10-05
Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata 26 2024-02-28
Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus 9 2023-10-06
Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii 51 2023-10-02