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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
Copperhead 13
Agkistrodon contortrix
Cottonmouth 14
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Timber Rattlesnake 15
Crotalus horridus

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