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Wild About Illinois Snakes!

Family Natricidae

Kirtland’s snake (Clonophis kirtlandii) [state threatened]
Photo © Dr. Todd Pierson

Mississippi green watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion) [state threatened]
Photo © Kory G. Roberts

plain-bellied watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
Photo © Kory G. Roberts

southern watersnake (Nerodia fasciata) [state endangered]
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso

diamond-backed watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer)
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso

common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso

Graham’s crayfish snake (Regina grahamii)
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso

queensnake (Regina septemvittata)
Photo © Kory G. Roberts

DeKay’s brownsnake (Storeria dekayi)
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso

red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Photo © Kory G. Roberts

western ribbonsnake (Thamnophis proximus)
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso

plains gartersnake (Thamnophis radix)
Photo © Drew R. Davis

eastern ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus) [state threatened]
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso

common gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso

lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum) [state threatened]
Photo © Kory G. Roberts

smooth earthsnake (Virginia valeriae)
Photo © Scott Ballard

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