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Diadophis punctatus
A small species of colubrid snake found crossing a gravel path, and then photographed on a yellow towel I had in my backpack. No bigger than a foot long, with bright yellow ventral coloration (see 3rd photo).
Spotted crossing 'Snake Road', a 2.5 mile gravel road in Illinois known for the large number of reptile and amphibian species that can be found in the area (see photo #4 of sign posted at northern end of Snake Road).
Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jun 12, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you ForestDragon!
I really like these little shy snakes. They do live here as well but the only one I have seen was the unfortunate victim of a vehicle. Nice spot and nice photos!