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An excerpt from a guide published by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources covering Kentucky’s venomous snakes.
Adult gopher snakes average between 36-84 in (91–213 cm) in length, or up to 6 or 7 feet, when fully mature. [5] Dorsally, gopher snakes are yellowish or a light, sandy brown, with a series of large, dark brown or black markings and smaller, darker spots along the sides.
This is a list of snakes found in Kentucky. [1] Common name Scientific name Venomous Image Eastern copperhead: Agkistrodon contortrix: Venomous Timber rattlesnake:
Their maximum life expectancy is typically 12.6 years for females and 8.6 years for males. Because of overhunting and the destruction of mature forests, many subspecies of fox squirrel are endangered. [8] Another major cause of fox squirrel population decline is mange mites (Cnemidoptes spp.) along with severe winter weather. [24]
The most famous Bigfoot encounter in Kentucky’s history, Coffey says, was in 1782 and involved the one and only Daniel Boone. A Bigfoot suit on display at the Bell County Historical Society ...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 93 reptile and amphibian species in the United States are threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of three conservation statuses: vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR.
Criminal charges are pending after Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife game wardens seized a 3-foot alligator from a Northern Kentucky home, officials said.
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake at the Saint Louis Zoo Detail of rattle. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake, with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2.4 m (7.8 ft) in length and weighing 15.4 kg (34 lb).