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reptiles
lizards and snakes
snakes
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Local animals in this group:
Butler's garter snake
Kirtland's snake
black racer
black rat snake
brown snake
common garter snake
eastern fox snake
eastern hog-nosed snake
milk snake
northern ribbon snake
northern water snake
queen snake
red-bellied snake
ring-necked snake
smooth green snake
western fox snake
See also
Find common snakes information at
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Common snakes
Colubridae
Kingdom Animalia (animal kingdom)
Phylum Chordata (chordates)
Class
Reptilia
(reptiles)
Order
Squamata
(lizards and snakes)
Suborder
Serpentes
(snakes)
Family
Colubridae
(common snakes)
Species
Clonophis kirtlandii
(Kirtland's snake)
Species
Coluber constrictor
(black racer)
Species
Diadophis punctatus
(ring-necked snake)
Species
Elaphe gloydi
(eastern fox snake)
Species
Elaphe obsoleta
(black rat snake)
Species
Elaphe vulpina
(western fox snake)
Species
Heterodon platirhinos
(eastern hog-nosed snake)
Species
Lampropeltis triangulum
(milk snake)
Species
Liochlorophis vernalis
(smooth green snake)
Species
Nerodia sipedon
(northern water snake)
Species
Regina septemvittata
(queen snake)
Species
Storeria dekayi
(brown snake)
Species
Storeria occipitomaculata
(red-bellied snake)
Species
Thamnophis butleri
(Butler's garter snake)
Species
Thamnophis sauritus
(northern ribbon snake)
Species
Thamnophis sirtalis
(common garter snake)