Randy Ratsnake gives another jaw-dropping performance, using an amazing set of mandibular adaptations to swallow his meal. No unhinging, detaching or dislocating required!
The Truth About Snake Jaws
Snakes in Fall
Blotchy and big-adults average over 4 ft. in length-nonvenomous fox snakes are our area’s longest native constrictors. This time of year, they are heading for hibernacula, areas that might include garages, crawlspaces and basements. Good Natured: Snakes in Fall November 6, 2020 We all have our dreams…a fancy house, a fast car, maybe fame
Snakes in Fall
Fox snakes are locally common and, this time of year, sometimes turn up in garages, basements and crawlspaces. When agitated, they may shake their tails, a la rattlesnakes, but nonetheless are nonvenomous and provide free rodent control. Snakes in Fall November 17, 2017 We all have our dreams, such as fame or fortune. Mine, go
Snakes
March 23, 2012 Maybe I’ve missed something over the past week, but somehow I think not. Nowhere, as far as I’ve seen, amid all the reports about flowers blooming, tree buds popping, birds singing, all sooner than expected, has anyone said anything about the snakes. Granted, our local species don’t have the vibrant, showy colors
Watersnakes
I got an email the other day from my friend Scott, a great guy and recent graduate of our Kane County Certified Naturalist program. In it he detailed a trip to Starved Rock State Park and, best of all, included pictures of his adventure. I suppose some might say, though, that they were pictures only