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The state of Wisconsin is home to thirty-six species of reptiles. These include snakes, lizards, and turtles. [1] Snakes.
The eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a rattlesnake species found in central and eastern North America from southern Ontario in Canada and throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States. Like all rattlesnakes, it is a pit viper and is venomous; it is the only species of venomous snake in Ontario. [4]
The snake has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List in terms of conservation, but is listed as endangered in Canada by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. [1] It is listed as a species of special concern in the state of Wisconsin. [2] The blue racer has been on Ontario's Endangered Species List since 1971.
In addition to being endangered in Wisconsin, the species is listed federally as threatened — largely because of habitat loss, Chandler said. The snakes primarily use shallow, marshy wetlands ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. ... Banded Flying Snake; Fox snake, three species of Pantherophis; Forest flame snake; G. Garter snake.
The common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) [4] is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America. The species is native to North America. It is frequently mistaken for the venomous cottonmouth ( Agkistrodon piscivorus ).
The smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) is a species of North American nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is also referred to as the grass snake . It is a slender, "small medium" snake that measures 36–51 cm (14–20 in) as an adult.
Ruffed grouse drumming increased this spring in two of three priority areas and the species appears to be on the upward phase of its traditional 10-year population cycle in Wisconsin, according to ...