Wildlife Habitat
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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.…
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Common Five-lined Skink
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Rori Paloski Family: Scincidae (Skinks) Status: Common Size: 5 to 8 in. with tail
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Spiny Softshell
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR, Robert Hay Family: Trionychidae (Softshell turtles) Status: Common Size: carapace: fem. 7 - 18 in., m. 5 - 9.5 in. The spiny softshell can be distinguished from the smooth softshell by the presence of two yellow, black…