Don’t be caught unaware on an outdoor excursion. Here’s how you can identify dangerous snakes and spiders.

Common snakes in Indiana include garter snakes, milk snakes, ribbon snakes, rat snakes and a variety of non-venomous water snakes. Milk snakes are common in Indiana and elsewhere in the United States.

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Are venomous snakes in Indiana? Madding's parents used to have a place out in the country, and they saw garter snakes and rat snakes all the time. But not everyone has his easy familiarity and ...