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No Reservations in 2013
Beginning January 2, 2013, Jewel Cave National Monument will not offer advanced ticket reservations, except for Wild Caving dates. Due to construction projects and assumed disruptions in service, ticket sales will occur on a first come first serve basis. More »
Reptiles
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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) |
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Did You Know?
From the elevator entrance, it takes over 11 hours for explorers to reach unexplored sections at the end of Jewel Cave. Some survey trips require cavers to remain underground for up to 4 days.