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)
Photo provided by deepspacedave/pond5.com
Great Plains ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi) [state endangered]
Photo © Kory G. Roberts
western foxsnake (Pantherophis ramspotti)
Photo © Drew R. Davis
gray ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)
Photo © Brad M. Glorioso
eastern foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus)
Photo © Dr. Todd Pierson
gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer)
Photo © Drew R. Davis
flat-headed snake (Tantilla gracilis) [state threatened]
Photo © Kory G. Roberts
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