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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.
The smooth green snake relies on an environment matching its green scales for camouflage to protect itself from predators. If threatened, a smooth green snake will usually flee. It is a docile snake, seldom biting and usually allowing humans to come close. If provoked, it can secrete a substance from its anal gland, causing a foul smell. [13]
Opheodrys aestivus, commonly known as the rough green snake, is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is sometimes called grass snake or green grass snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis). The European colubrid called grass snake (Natrix natrix) is not closely related. The rough green ...
Opheodrys is a genus of small to medium-sized nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as green snakes.In North America the genus consists of two distinct species.As their common names imply, the rough green snake has keeled dorsal scales, whereas the smooth green snake has smooth dorsal scales.
Senticolis is a genus of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The genus Senticolis is monotypic , containing the sole species Senticolis triaspis , also known as the green rat snake . The species is endemic to Central America , Mexico , southern Arizona , and southern New Mexico .
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus aestivus. Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys (Liochlorophis) vernalis. Bullsnake Pituophis catenifer sayi. Graham's Crayfish Snake Regina grahamii [4] Ground Snake Sonora semiannulata. Midland Brown Snake Storeria dekayi wrightorum. Northern Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata. Flat-headed ...
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Finding out whether a snake is venomous or not is correctly done by identification of the species of a snake with the help of experts, [34]: 190 or in their absence, close examination of the snake and using authoritative references on the snakes of the particular geographical region to identify it. Scale patterns help to indicate the species ...