snakes

eastern copperhead

hilly forests, floodplains

hourglass crossbands, pinkish/tan

eastern gartersnake

meadows, marshes, woods, residential areas

three yellowish stripes

eastern massasauga

wetlands, prairies

three lateral rows of dark spots, black belly with irregular spots

north american blue racer

prairies, fields, grasslands

blue/green

eastern fox snake

open woodlands, prairies, farms

large dark blotches on back and side, belly dark squarish spots

western rat snake

rocky hillside, hardwood forests, spend most time in trees

glossy black with white lips and belly

grahams crayfish snake

freshwater- marshes, lakes, rivers, streams

small, lateral light stripes, flattened body

plains gartersnake

prairies near ponds

or sal stripe yellow/orange, pale lateral stripe blue/green, black bars on lips

common/northern watersnake

freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, many of rocks and logs

dark thick bands

dekay’s brownsnake

bogs, swamps, marshes

size of worm, black spots

timber rattlesnake

timbered areas near rocky areas

infinity shaped blotches

prairie ring-necked snake

moist areas near swamps

smooth green snake

grasslands, open areas

eastern hog-nose snake

open woodlands, fields, river valleys

flattened nose

yellow bellied/prairie kingsnake

fields, farmlands, prairies

grey with brown spots, diamond scales

bullsnake

plains, prairie, desert

small cheetah spots

eastern milk snake

fields, woodlands, rocky hillsides

redfish with white bands, heart spot on head

western smooth earthsnake

old fields, open woodlands

small tan