A venomous snake bite is usually not fatal to humans ... according to INHS. In Illinois, only the Western Cottonmouths are ...

Chief Meteorologist James Zahara said landspouts tend to produce minimal damage, with wind speeds less than 50 miles per hour ...

Cottonmouth snakes, also known as water moccasins ... west to central Texas and north to southern Illinois and Indiana, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Come visit to see native Illinois snakes or even book a program with us for a closer look. Newly exhibited in the field station are two juvenile western fox snakes, and just starting out on ...

Growing up in the South, I instantly thought it was a cottonmouth, which is a poisonous snake. However, while doing my research on native central Illinois snakes, I concluded it was a common ...