Western Ribbonsnake Thamnophis Proximus ILLINOIS RANGE

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western ribbonsnake Thamnophis proximus Kingdom: Animalia FEATURES Phylum: Chordata The western ribbonsnake averages 20 to 30 inches in Class: Reptilia length. It has a pair of large, light-colored spots on Order: Squamata the head, a black back and an orange stripe in the middle of the back. Light stripes are found along the Family: Natricidae length of the body on the sides. The belly and chin ILLINOIS STATUS are green-white. The scales are keeled (ridged). The body is very slender with the tail more than one- common, native fourth of the body length. BEHAVIORS The western ribbonsnake may be found in the Illinois counties that border the Mississippi River, southwestern Illinois and rarely in other locations scattered throughout the state. It lives in and around streams, ditches, marshes, edges of ponds and lakes and sometimes in upland woods. This semiaquatic animal moves quickly, climbing and swimming easily. It is active during the day in spring and fall, becoming nocturnal in the hottest summer months. When alarmed, it may flatten its body and release an unpleasant musk from the glands at the base of its tail. The western ribbonsnake may hibernate in rock crevices with other snake species. ILLINOIS RANGE © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. © Brad Scott M. Glorioso Ballard Aquatic Habitats lakes, ponds and reservoirs; marshes; rivers and streams; swamps Woodland Habitats upland deciduous forests Prairie and Edge Habitats none © Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2020. Biodiversity of Illinois. Unless otherwise noted, photos and images © Illinois Department of Natural Resources..

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