40 Illinois Snakes

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PICTURES & IDENTIFICATION GUIDE

1

Copperhead

Scientific name: Agkistrodon contortrix Common name: Eastern copperhead, copperhead

2

Cottonmouth

Scientific name: Agkistrodon piscivorus Common name: cottonmouth, water moccasin, swamp moccasin, black moccasin, viper

3

Timber Rattlesnake

Scientific name: Crotalus horridus Common name: timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake

4

Massasauga

Scientific name: Sistrurus catenatus Common name: massasauga, massasauga rattlesnake, massasauga rattler (Ontario), black massasauga, black rattler, black snapper

5

Smooth Earth Snake

Scientific name: Virginia valeriae Common name: smooth earth snake

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Midwestern Worm Snake

Scientific name: Carphophis amoenus helenae Common name: Central twig snake, central worm snake, ground snake, Helen’s snake, Helen Tennison’s snake

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Western Worm Snake

Scientific name: Carphophis vermis Common name: Western worm snake

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Northern Scarlet Snake

Scientific name: Cemophora coccinea copei Common name: Northern scarlet snake

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Kirtland’s Snake

Scientific name: Crotalus horridus Common name: Cora Kennicott’s snake, Kirtland’s red snake, Kirtland’s water snake, little red snake, Ohio Valley water snake, Kirtland’s snake

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Eastern Racer

Scientific name: Coluber constrictor Common name: Eastern racer

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