Camp Bayou Field Guide

Some of the species you might see at Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center, Ruskin, FL 33570.
Please understand that the plants and animals in this list are drawn from historical records specific to Hillsborough County, FL imported from the Encyclopedia of Life.
How many can you find?

Ringneck Snake 1
Diadophis punctatus
Black Racer 2
Coluber constrictor
Scarlet Snake 1
Cemophora coccinea
Ribbon Snake 3
Thamnophis sauritus
Florida Crowned Snake 4
Tantilla relicta
Brown Snake 5
Storeria dekayi
Black Swampsnake 6
Seminatrix pygaea
Pine Woods Littersnake 7
Rhadinaea flavilata
Striped Crayfish Snake 7
Regina alleni
Pine snake 8
Pituophis melanoleucus
Rough Green Snake 9
Opheodrys aestivus
Brown Watersnake 6
Nerodia taxispilota
Florida Green Watersnake 6
Nerodia floridana
Banded Water Snake 6
Nerodia fasciata
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Southern Hog-nosed Snake 7
Heterodon simus
Eastern Hognose Snake 10
Heterodon platirhinos
Rainbow Snake 7
Farancia erytrogramma
Mud Snake 6
Farancia abacura
Eastern Indigo Snake 11
Drymarchon couperi
Corn Snake 6
Pantherophis guttatus
Western rat snake 7
Pantherophis obsoletus
Coachwhip 8
Coluber flagellum
Florida Brownsnake
Storeria victa
Short-tailed Snake
Lampropeltis extenuata

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