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This list of Kansas reptiles includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of Kansas. Turtles. Kansas is home to 15 species of turtles. [1]
Rattlesnake: Kansas — Andrews died from a rattlesnake bite. July 1882 James Ananias Brannon, 2, male: Rattlesnake: Texas — Brannon died from a rattlesnake bite received while lying on a blanket. May 30, 1873 George Sides, 6, male: Rattlesnake: Texas — Sides died in Texas of a rattlesnake bite. 1873 Frederick Louis Niemann, male: Rattlesnake
[115] [117] [118] Capture for the pet trade has been strongly implicated in the decline of box turtles (Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee). [119] The timber rattlesnake (West Virginia) is threatened by "rattlesnake roundups" because females take nine years to mature and only produce four young per year. [120]
The rattlesnakes seen in the video above are prairie rattlesnakes in Montana. Prairie rattlesnakes can be found from southwestern Canada down through the western U.S. and into northern Mexico.
Rattlesnake Creek is an approximately 95 mile stream that is a tributary to the Arkansas River in central Kansas. [2] The head of the stream is in northern Kiowa County and it flows northeast through Edwards and Stafford Counties before converging with the Arkansas River in Rice County.
Rattlesnakes receive their name from the rattle located at the end of their tails, which makes a loud rattling noise when vibrated that deters predators. [2] Rattlesnakes are the leading contributor to snakebite injuries in North America, but rarely bite unless provoked or threatened; if treated promptly, the bites are seldom fatal.
The snake was discovered by rescuers with the corners of a Victor Easy Set Mousetrap bulging from its gut. For those unfamiliar with the wooden traps, the small version is 4 inches by 1.75 inches.
Crotalus viridis (Common names: prairie rattlesnake, [3] [4] Great Plains rattlesnake, [5]) is a venomous pit viper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico.