The white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) is the official animal of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 1-1-650
Official State animal
1962 Code SECTION 28-2.2; 1972 (57) 2508.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.