South Carolina water bodies with most snakes listed

Savannah River hosts timber rattlesnakes and green water snakes in the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge.

Great Pee Dee River is notable for banded water snakes, which hunt fish by day and night.

Congaree River in Congaree National Park has black rat snakes, rough green snakes, red-bellied watersnakes, black racers, Northern brown snakes, and Eastern cottonmouths.

Lake Murray species include eastern kingsnakes, scarlet kingsnakes, Southern black racers, scarlet snakes, eastern coachwhips, rough green snakes, eastern corn snakes, eastern ribbon snakes, and eastern garter snakes.

ACE Basin contains cottonmouths, red-bellied watersnakes, banded watersnakes, and brown watersnakes.