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Midland water snake: southern 1/2: common: minimal Nerodia sipedon sipedon: Northern water snake: throughout: common: minimal Opheodrys aestivus aestivus: Northern rough green snake: southern 1/3: special concern: minimal Opheodrys vernalis blanchardi: Western smooth green snake: northwest: state endangered: minimal Pantherophis ramspotti ...
The gray ratsnake or gray rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), [5] also commonly known as the black ratsnake, central ratsnake, chicken snake, midland ratsnake, or pilot black snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the genus Pantherophis in the subfamily Colubrinae. [6]
The tail has two to eight (usually four to six) black bands separated by white or gray interspaces; this led to the nickname of "coontail", though other species (e.g., Mojave rattlesnake) have similarly banded tails. Its postocular stripe is gray or umber and extends diagonally from the lower edge of the eye across the side of the head.
The rat snake, or Elaphe obsoleta, is a long, black snake found in North America, according to the National Wildlife Federation. The rat snake is considered venomous but is not dangerous to humans ...
Keeled scales differentiate the rough earth snake from the similar smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae), as well as from the wormsnake. V. striatula is most likely to be confused with De Kay's brown snake (Storeria dekayi), which is a little larger and is light brown with dark markings on the back and neck. Unlike the rough earth snake, De ...
Indiana Dunes National Park is a National Park Service unit on the shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana, United States. A BioBlitz took place there on May 15 and 16, 2009. [1] During that time, a list of organisms was compiled which included a preliminary list of the reptiles of the area. [2] Turtles (Testudinate)
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The northern ringneck snake has a body color from bluish grey to black, with a complete narrow yellow or orange ring around its neck and an underside matching the ring and generally lacking any dark spotting or patterning. The complete ring and lack of large dark spots on the belly differentiate it from other subspecies of D. punctatus. [5]