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The Natural World of Southern Illinois

This is a growing guide of all the wildlife and plant species that one might find in Southern Illinois.

Common Garter Snake 1
Thamnophis sirtalis
DeKay's Brownsnake 2
Storeria dekayi
Graham's Crayfish Snake 3
Regina grahamii
Plain-bellied Watersnake 4
Nerodia erythrogaster
Northern Water Snake 5
Nerodia sipedon
Eastern Hognose Snake 6
Heterodon platirhinos
North American Racer 7
Coluber constrictor
Rough Greensnake 8
Opheodrys aestivus
Yellow-bellied Kingsnake 9
Lampropeltis calligaster
Prairie Kingsnake 10
Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster
Black Kingsnake 11
Lampropeltis nigra
Gray Ratsnake 12
Pantherophis spiloides

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