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DNR Announces 2023 Keep Wildlife Wild Poster Contest Winners
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the winners of the Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest. This year’s theme was “If You Care, Leave Them There.”
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Smooth Greensnake
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 14-20 inches This species is often called the grass snake due to its color. The name "smooth" refers to the unkeeled scales which give the snake a sleek,…
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Common Gartersnake
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 17-26 inches As their name suggests, this species is Wisconsin's most abundant snake. They are found in every county of the state and nearly every habitat…
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Red-bellied Snake
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 8-10 inches This small snake has a reddish-brown to steel gray background color with a broad light mid-dorsal stripe and two narrow darker stripes on each…
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DeKay's Brownsnake
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 8-15 inches This short thick-bodied snake is gray or light brown in color and is marked with a light mid-dorsal stripe bordered by two rows of small dark…
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Common Watersnake
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 24-40 inches This is a medium to a large heavy-bodied snake. The background color is gray, brown or tan and is marked with dark brown, red-brown or black…
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Eastern Milksnake
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Rori Paloski Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 24-36 inches This snake has a gray or light brown background color with three rows of reddish-brown or brown blotches bordered with black.…
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Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Photo Credit: A.B. Sheldon Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 20-35 inches This medium-sized snake, also incorrectly referred to as a "puff adder," has a sharply upturned snout, which earned it its name. The back has…
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Eastern Foxsnake
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Rori Paloski Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 36-56 inches
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Northern Ring-necked Snake
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Rori Paloski Family: Colubridae (Non-venomous snakes) Status: Common Size: 10-15 inches This snake is similar to the prairie ringneck in size and upper appearance but has a solid light yellow belly with no markings.…