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Brown Snake (photo by: Jeff LeClere, www.herpnet.net)
The wet meadow and creek provide habitat for at least four species of snake: fox, Dekay’s brown snake, plains garter, and common garter. Additionally, western ribbon snake, rat snake, and bull snake have been observed in mesic areas of the prairie.
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