Cottonmouth snakes are one of the most common reptiles seen during the biannual migration of snakes across southern Illinois. Cottonmouth snakes are one of the most common reptiles seen during the ...

About 25 million people, or 8% of the population of the U.S., live in the Ohio River basin. The river spans 981 miles, starting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and flowing to Cairo, Illinois, where it ...

The majority of snake species common to the metro-east and St. Louis ... The venomous timber rattlesnake can also be found in southern Illinois, but its populations in the state are considered ...

There are 40 species of snakes common to Illinois. —Native nonvenomous snakes include the common garter snake (most common snake in Illinois), Dekay's brownsnake, common watersnake, and plains ...

Illinois doesn’t have a large population of venomous snakes, but there are a few and there are ways to deal with them should you cross paths with one. Illinois Department of Natural Resources ...

Where do Illinois snakes go in the winter ... spots once they've found a good place to hide out. One relatively common way someone might be bitten by a snake is by reaching into a woodpile ...