The copperhead and cottonmouth snake species are common to Alabama but how many more are there and what are their habitats?
Historically, there were distinctions between the eastern cottonmouth (which inhabited the eastern U.S.) and the western cottonmouth (found in states like Alabama, Texas, and along the Gulf Coast).
As the weather gets warmer, snakes will begin to appear. In Louisiana, there are seven venomous snake species. What they are ...
Outdoor Alabama lists six venomous snakes that inhabit the state: the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake and eastern coral snake.