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Jewel Cave National Monument
Reptiles
 

Below is a list of snakes found at Jewel Cave National Monument.  No snakes are found inside the cave.

The list is alphabetical by common name with alternate common names listed after the back slash. Latin names are listed in parenthesis and italicized.

Bull Snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi)

Common Garter Snake (Thamnopis sirtalis)

Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer/Blue Racer (Coluber constrictor)

Milk Snake/Plains Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)

Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix)

Plains Hognose Snake/Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus)

Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis)

Redbelly Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)

Smooth Green Snake/Grass Snake (Opheodrys vernalis)

Wandering Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans)

Fire at Jewel Cave/NPS file photo  

Did You Know?
When the Jasper Fire of 2000 threatened the Jewel Cave Visitor Center, computers and important documents at Jewel Cave National Monument were placed in the cave for protection.

Last Updated: March 24, 2008 at 17:00 EST