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This is a list of snake species known to be found in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] Concerns and listed statuses come from the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board's February 2011 Checklist of endangered and threatened animals and plants of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey's website. [1] [2]
An older snake may shed its skin only once or twice a year, but a younger, still-growing snake, may shed up to four times a year. [18] The discarded skin gives a perfect imprint of the scale pattern and it is usually possible to identify the snake if this discard is reasonably complete and intact. [9]
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
The northern scarlet snake is a secretive, burrowing species, preferring habitats of soft soils, often in open forested areas or developed agricultural land. They spend most of their time hidden, emerging to feed on small rodents and lizards, but they have a particular taste for reptile eggs, swallowing them whole or puncturing them and consuming the contents.
The Chicago garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis semifasciatus), is a subspecies of the common garter snake native to the Chicago, United States, region.It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1892, and can be found in the vicinity of rural waterways in northeastern Illinois, such as Piscasaw Creek in Boone County and McHenry County, Illinois.
The City of Naperville Animal Control says there are 39 different species of snakes that live in Illinois, four of which are venomous. Luckily, the garter snakes invading Naperville are a ...
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