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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Shelby Forest, Tennessee

This is a field guide to the wildlife of Shelby Forest, including the Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park. Shelby forest is located in Shelby County, which is in southwestern Tennessee about 20 miles northwest of Memphis.

The guide is compiled by Elin Pierce, Ph.D., a professional wildlife ...more ↓

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Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes ¹
Lampropeltis

Scarlet King Snake ²
Lampropeltis elapsoides

Speckled King Snake ²
Lampropeltis holbrooki

Ringneck Snake ³
Diadophis punctatus

Yellow-bellied Racer ⁴
Coluber constrictor

Worm Snake ⁵
Carphophis amoenus

western ribbon snake ³
Thamnophis proximus

rough green snake ⁶
Opheodrys aestivus

Banded Water Snake ⁷
Nerodia fasciata

Eastern Hognose Snake ⁸
Heterodon platirhinos

Edited by Elin Pierce, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Shelby Forest, Tennessee

Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes 1 Lampropeltis

Scarlet King Snake 2 Lampropeltis elapsoides

Speckled King Snake 2 Lampropeltis holbrooki

Ringneck Snake 3 Diadophis punctatus

Yellow-bellied Racer 4 Coluber constrictor

Worm Snake 5 Carphophis amoenus

western ribbon snake 3 Thamnophis proximus

rough green snake 6 Opheodrys aestivus

Banded Water Snake 7 Nerodia fasciata

Eastern Hognose Snake 8 Heterodon platirhinos