Wild About Illinois Snakes!
Family Colubridae
scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea) Photo © Brad M. Glorioso
North American racer (Coluber constrictor) Photo © Brad M. Glorioso
coachwhip (Coluber flagellum) [state endangered] Photo © Brad M. Glorioso
prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) Photo © Brad M. Glorioso
eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) Photo © Brad M. Glorioso
eastern milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) Photo © Dr. Todd Pierson
rough greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus) Photo © Brad M. Glorioso
smooth greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis)
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Great Plains ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi) [state endangered] Photo © Kory G. Roberts
western foxsnake (Pantherophis ramspotti) Photo © Drew R. Davis
gray ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides) Photo © Dr. Todd Pierson
eastern foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus) Photo © Dr. Todd Pierson
gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer) juvenile Photo © Kory G. Roberts
flat-headed snake (Tantilla gracilis) [state threatened] Photo © Kory G. Roberts
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