Scarlet snakes are found throughout Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions of the
southeastern U.S., from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey west to Oklahoma and
throughout Florida. Within this region, however, they are generally most common
in the Coastal Plain and Sandhills and are uncommon and scattered in
distribution within the Piedmont. In our region, they are found in all but the
mountainous regions of northern Georgia and northwestern South Carolina. Scarlet
snakes are adept burrowers and prefer forested habitats with dry sandy soils.
They are frequently found in pine forest and sandhill scrub habitats.
southeastern U.S., from the Pine Barrens of New Jersey west to Oklahoma and
throughout Florida. Within this region, however, they are generally most common
in the Coastal Plain and Sandhills and are uncommon and scattered in
distribution within the Piedmont. In our region, they are found in all but the
mountainous regions of northern Georgia and northwestern South Carolina. Scarlet
snakes are adept burrowers and prefer forested habitats with dry sandy soils.
They are frequently found in pine forest and sandhill scrub habitats.