Reptiles > Snakes
Dekay’s Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi), named in honor of pioneering nineteenth-century American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay, is one of the most common, gentle, and ecologically successful small colubrid snakes in North America. Widely distributed across the...
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The Smooth Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis), affectionately known as the green grass snake, is one of the most gentle, aesthetically stunning, and ecologically beneficial non-venomous colubrids native to northern North America. Exhibiting a radiant, uniform...
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The Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon), often designated as the northern watersnake, is one of the most abundant, successful, and frequently encountered non-venomous semi-aquatic serpents native to North America. Inhabiting virtually every permanent body of...
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The Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) is one of the most widespread, secretive, and instantly recognizable small colubrid serpents native to the temperate biomes of North America. Renowned for its elegant, contrasting color scheme, this diminutive woodland...
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The Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi), a prominent subspecies of the gopher snake, is one of the largest, heaviest, and most ecologically indispensable non-venomous colubrid serpents native to North America. Prowling the sweeping open expanses of the Great Plains,...
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The Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus), widely celebrated across the American South as the vine snake or green grass snake, is an exceptionally slender, docile, and beautiful non-venomous colubrid. Perfectly adapted for life in the dense foliage of sunlit briar...
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The Black Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus), often designated taxonomically as the western rat snake, is one of the largest, most ecologically beneficial, and most widespread non-venomous colubrid snakes native to North America. Reaching lengths that can exceed seven...
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The Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula), celebrated colloquially across the American South as the ‘Chain Kingsnake’ or ‘Chain Snake,’ is a powerful, non-venomous colubrid snake renowned as the undisputed king of North American serpent...
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The Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus), colloquially feared as the ‘Mojave green,’ is an infamous, highly venomous pit viper belonging to the viper family (Viperidae). Native to the arid deserts and dry shrublands of the southwestern United States...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus), often affectionately referred to by herpetologists as the ‘plains hognose,’ is a charming, stout-bodied colubrid snake native to the sweeping grasslands and prairie sandhills of central North America....
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