Snake Species List
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Family
Colubridae
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eastern
worm snake
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Carphophis
amoenus |
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racer
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Coluber
constrictor |
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ringneck
snake
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Diadophis
punctatus |
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black
rat snake
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Elaphe
obsoleta
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western
fox snake
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Elaphe
vulpina |
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western
mud snake
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Farancia
abacura |
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eastern
hognose snake
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Heterodon
platirhinos |
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prairie
kingsnake
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Lampropeltis
calligaster |
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common
kingsnake
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Lampropeltis
getula |
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red
milk snake
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Lampropeltis
triangulum syspila |
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yellowbelly
water snake
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Nerodia
erythrogaster |
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diamondback
water snake
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Nerodia
rhombifer |
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northern
water snake
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Nerodia
sipedon |
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rough
green snake
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Opheodrys
aestivus |
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bullsnake
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Pituophis
melanoleucus |
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Graham's
crayfish snake
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Regina
grahamii |
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brown
snake
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Storeria
dekayi |
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redbelly
snake
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Storeria
occipitomaculata |
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western
ribbon snake
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Thamnophis
proximus |
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common
garter snake
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Thamnophis
sirtalis |
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smooth
earth snake
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Virginia
valeriae |
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Family
Viperidae
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copperhead
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Agkistrodon
contortrix |
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cottonmouth
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Agkistrodon
piscivorus |
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timber
rattlesnake
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Crotalus
horidus |
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eastern
massasauga
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Sistrurus
catenatus |
Not
all snakes species found in Illinois are represented in this poster.
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