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Smooth earth snake

Virginia valeriae

Description:

The smooth earth snake is a small, nonvenomous fossorial species which spends most of its time buried in loose soil or leaf litter. The clouded eyes indicate this individual is about to shed.

Habitat:

Bicentennial trail

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

No, it's a docile nonvenomous species.

adwaitnaravane
adwaitnaravane 11 years ago

is this a venomous (poisonous) snake.

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Sep 23, 2012
Submitted on Sep 24, 2012

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