Snakes in Western Massachusetts
Natural History, Behavior, Identification, and Total Joy
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Gartersnake - A Striped snake
Milksnake - A Patterned snake
There are 14 species of snakes native to Western Massachusetts
Use this Visual Key
or the Written Key
Our snakes fall into 3 categories (click them):
You can click a snake species:
A neonate Red-bellied Snake - A Solid Colored snake. That's a US quarter, in case you haven't seen one lately.
© Tom Tyning 2013