Behavioral Ecology

Snakes of the Konza Prairie

Life history information and range maps from: Collins, J. T., S. L. Collins, and T. W. Taggart, 2010. Amphibians, Reptiles and Turtles in Kansas, 3rd Edition, revised. University of Kansas, Eagle Mountain publishing, Eagle Mountain, Utah.

Click below for more information - colored counties of range map are those in which the species has been reported.

Family Colubridae
Harmless egg-laying snakes

black rat Black rat snake

bull Bull snake
prairie king Prairie kingsnake
milk Milk snake
great plains rat Great Plains rat snake
racer Yellowbelly racer
common king Common kingsnake

Family Natricidae
Harmless live-bearing snakes
lined Lined snake
brown Brown snake
northern water Northern water snake
garter Common garter snake

Family Dipsadidae
Rear-fanged snakes
ringneck Ringneck
flathead Flathead snake
worm Worm snake

Family Crotalidae
Pit vipers
copperhead Copperhead