Illinois yog lub tsev rau ntau tshaj 35 hom nab. Illinois nab feem ntau pom nyob rau hauv cov nyom, swamps, hav zoov, dej, thiab pas dej thaum lub caij sov sov ntawm lub xyoo. Thaum lub caij ntuj no, cov nab nkag mus rau hauv av thiab nkag mus rau hauv lub xeev hu ua brumation, qhov chaw uas lawv nyob twj ywm kom txog thaum huab cua sov dua.1 Txawm tias qee hom tuaj yeem khaws cia ua tsiaj, nws tseem ceeb heev kom nco ntsoov tias. nws yog txhaum cai los ntes thiab khaws tej nab qus hauv Illinois. Lub luag haujlwm ntawm cov tsiaj reptiles thiab cov khw muag tsiaj yuav muag cov nab uas raug cai rau koj los ua tus tswv. Cia wb mus saib saum 12 tus nab uas pom hauv Illinois.
Tus 4 Noob Ntsuag Hauv Illinois
1. Garter nab
| Species: | T. sirtalis |
| Longevity: | 4 - 5 xyoos |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 23 - 29 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Garter Snake yog tus nab loj tshaj plaws thiab pom tau yooj yim hauv Illinois. Koj tuaj yeem txheeb xyuas tus nab no los ntawm lawv cov xim av lossis xim dub thiab peb kab daj uas khiav kab rov tav hauv lub cev. Garter Snake yog qhov tsis zoo rau tib neeg. Pom ib qho hauv koj lub vaj lossis nyom tuaj yeem txhais tau tias lwm yam kab tsuag, xws li nas thiab kab, raug khaws cia ntawm qhov chaw ua ib feem ntawm tus nab noj. Garter Snake nyob hauv thaj chaw nyom thiab tuaj yeem pom los ntawm pas dej thiab pas dej. Lawv yog cov neeg ua luam dej zoo thiab yuav noj ntses thiab amphibians ntxiv rau cov tsiaj me thiab cov qe noog. Predators ntawm no nab yog hma, hawks, thiab feem ntau, koj lawnmower. Ua ntej txiav koj cov nyom, tshawb xyuas thaj tsam hnub ci ntawm koj cov nyom rau ib qho Garter Snakes uas yuav tau so thiab txaus siab rau qhov sov so. Tej zaum lawv yuav nrawm nrawm thaum koj tshwm sim.
2. Ntiv nplhaib-Necked Snake
| Species: | D. punctatus |
| Longevity: | 10 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 9 - 15 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Nyob rau yav qab teb Illinois, koj yuav pom lub Nplhaib Necked Snake nyob hauv thaj chaw ntoo, prairies, thiab bluffs. Cov nab no muaj xim av tsaus lossis xiav, nrog lub plab daj lossis txiv kab ntxwv. Lawv cov yam ntxwv txhais yog lub teeb daj lub nplhaib nyob ib ncig ntawm lawv lub caj dab. Lawv nyiam noj qav, salamanders, worms, thiab lizards me. Lawv cov tsiaj txhu ntuj muaj xws li owls, skunks, possums, thiab qee zaum nab loj. Lawv feem ntau nyuaj rau yug me nyuam thaum nyob rau hauv kev poob cev qhev, ntau lub Necked Snakes raug ntes los ntawm cov tsiaj qus thiab pauv. Cov nab no tsis mloog lus, tab sis thaum nws hnov qhov txaus ntshai, lawv yuav curl lawv tus Tsov tus tw rau hauv ib lub kauj. Qhov no yog tus yam ntxwv uas lawv paub txog, thiab txoj haujlwm no yog tsim los tsim kev hem thawj rau tus neeg tua tsiaj. Yog tus nab raug kev puas tsuaj ntxiv mus, lawv yuav ua si tuag.
3. Hognose nab
| Species: | H. platirhinos |
| Longevity: | 9 - 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 13 - 46 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Tus Hognose Snake yog txiv ntseej, tan, xim av, los yog dub thiab tej zaum yuav npog rau hauv qhov tsaus nti blotches. Lawv feem ntau pom muaj nyob rau hauv cov xuab zeb ntawm Central Illinois River, thiab koj yuav pom tus nab no los ntawm lawv lub qhov ntswg upturned thiab stocky lub cev. Cov yam ntxwv no pab lawv yooj yim burrow los ntawm cov xuab zeb. Lawv nyiam noj qav thiab cov toads, tab sis lawv kuj yuav noj cov noog me me, kab, thiab lizards. Lawv ua zaub mov rau hawks, owls, thiab lwm yam noog predatory. Hognose Snake qee zaum hu ua "Puff Adder" vim tias lawv muaj peev xwm ua kom lawv lub taub hau thiab puff tawm ntawm daim tawv nqaij thaum muaj kev hem thawj. Lawv yws, muab lub tswv yim ntawm Cobra, thiab tseem yuav tawm tsam (nrog lawv lub qhov ncauj kaw!). Nov yog tus nab txoj kev tiv thaiv lawv tus kheej. Yog tias tsis ua rau qhov kev hem thawj ploj mus, tus nab yuav ua si tuag kom txog thaum muaj kev nyab xeeb.
4. Kingsnake
| Species: | L. getula |
| Longevity: | 15 - 25 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 36 - 60 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Vajntxwv muaj lub npe zoo li no vim lawv txoj kev tiv thaiv kab mob. Lawv tsis ntshai nab venomous vim lawv txoj kev tiv thaiv kab mob no ua rau nab tua thiab noj lawv. Koj yuav pom Speckled thiab Dub Kingsnakes nyob rau yav qab teb ib nrab ntawm Illinois. Cov nab no yuav dai rau hauv hav zoov hav zoov, swamps, thiab kwj hav. Lawv nkaum nyob rau hauv pob zeb thiab cav thiab tua lawv cov tsiaj los ntawm constriction. Lawv muaj lub cev tsaus nti nrog lub teeb specks nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm lawv teev, muab lawv ib tug speckled tsos. Lawv tseem hu ua "Ntshav thiab kua txob nab." Lawv cov khoom noj muaj feem ntau ntawm lwm cov nab, noog me, vaub kib qe, thiab nas. Hawks, owls, coyotes, thiab possums yog cov tsiaj nyeg ntawm Kingsnake.
The 4 Watersnakes in Illinois
Qee hom nab yog cov ua luam dej zoo thiab nyiam nyob hauv thiab ze dej. Nov yog qee qhov kom saib xyuas thaj chaw ntub dej ntawm Illinois.
5. Western Ribbon nab
| Species: | T. proximus |
| Longevity: | 12 - 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 24 - 36 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Qhov twg muaj dej, tej zaum koj yuav nrhiav tau Western Ribbon Snake. Lawv nyiam cov hav dej thiab cov hav dej uas lawv tuaj yeem ua luam dej thiab ntes cov tsiaj. Lawv cov zaub mov feem ntau muaj cov qav thiab lwm yam amphibians, tab sis lawv paub tias noj cov qe noog, tadpoles, thiab ntses thiab. Koj tuaj yeem txheeb xyuas tus nab no los ntawm lawv cov xim av tsaus lossis cov txiv ntseej thiab peb lub txiv kab ntxwv kab kab rov tav hauv qhov ntev ntawm lawv lub cev. Western Ribbon Snake ua zaub mov rau weasels, ntses loj, lwm yam nab, thiab vaub kib. Thaum ntes tau, tus nab no kuj tuaj yeem tso lawv tus Tsov tus tw tag. Thaum tus Tsov tus tw yuav tsis loj hlob rov qab, nws ua rau tus nab muaj txoj hauv kev los tso lawv tus kheej ntawm kev puas tsuaj thiab muaj sia nyob.
6. Mississippi Green Watersnake
| Species: | N. cyclopion |
| Longevity: | 9 - 10 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 30 - 45 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Nyob hauv hav hav dej nyab nyob rau ntawm tus dej Mississippi River, koj yuav pom Mississippi Green Watersnake. Cov nab ntsuab tsaus los yog xim av no yog speckled nrog tsaus me ntsis thiab muaj daj ntseg daj. Lawv nyiam noj ntses thiab me me amphibians. Lawv cov tsiaj txhu ntuj muaj xws li shorebirds thiab nab loj. Nyob ntsiag to thiab nyiam solitude, Mississippi River Snake tsis muaj mob. Tib neeg feem ntau tsis meej pem nrog Cottonmouth, tab sis, uas yog venomous rau tib neeg. Yog li ntawd, tus nab no feem ntau raug tua thiab tam sim no suav hais tias yog ib hom kab mob phem hauv Illinois.
7. Pob zeb diamond-Backed Watersnake
| Species: | N. rhombifer |
| Longevity: | 10 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 30 - 48 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam rau Pob Zeb Diamondback Rattlesnake, uas yog venomous, Pob zeb diamond-Backed Watersnake tsis ua rau muaj kev hem thawj ntau. Xim av los yog txiv ntseej tsaus, lawv muaj cov qauv sib txawv uas zoo li lub netting ntawm cov pob zeb tsaus nti hauv lawv nraub qaum. Lawv muaj lub teeb xim av lossis daj lub plab. Zoo li Mississippi Green Watersnake, cov nab no feem ntau raug tua vim tib neeg xav tias lawv yog Cottonmouths lossis Rattlesnakes. Tib neeg ua rau muaj kev hem thawj loj tshaj plaws rau lawv txoj sia nyob. Eagles, hma, coyotes, thiab hawks saib tus nab no ua zaub mov. Thaum yos hav zoov rau zaub mov, tus nab nab no poob lawv lub taub hau rau hauv dej thaum dai ntawm ib ceg qis. Lawv tos cov ntses me me los yog lwm yam tsiaj me, xws li qav los yog cov toads, ua luam dej los ntawm thiab tawm tsam. Koj yuav pom tus nab no nyob ze cov kwj deg, hav dej, thiab dej ntws.
8. Kirtland tus nab
| Species: | C. kirtlandii |
| Longevity: | 8 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 14 - 18 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Nyob hauv cov teb ntub dej thiab thaj yeeb ntawm Illinois, koj tuaj yeem pom Kirtland's Snake. Lawv ib txwm pom nyob ze dej tab sis siv sijhawm tsawg dua nyob rau hauv nws dua li lwm tus nab. Cov nab no muaj keeled nplai, txhais tau tias muaj ib tug tsa ceg ntawm ntug. Cov nplai feem ntau yog tsaus grey, nrog cov kab tsaus nti ntawm lub cev ntawm tus nab. Lub puab tsaig dawb thiab caj pas ua rau lub plab liab, uas yog kab nrog cov pob tsaus. Thaum lawv ntshai los yog muaj kev phom sij, tus nab no tuaj yeem ua rau lawv lub cev thiab mus nruj, sib xyaw nrog lawv ib puag ncig. Hmoov tsis zoo, Kirtland's Snake raug cais raws li kev hem thawj hauv Illinois. Feem ntau ntawm lawv tej vaj tse ntuj raug puas tsuaj. Lawv cov zaub mov feem ntau muaj cov kab hauv av thiab slugs, uas tau depleted heev vim yog tshuaj tua kab.
The 4 Venomous Snakes in Illinois
Txawm hais tias muaj ntau hom nab hauv Illinois, lub xeev tsuas muaj plaub tus uas muaj venomous thiab txaus ntshai rau tib neeg.
9. Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
| Species: | S. catenatus |
| Longevity: | 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | No |
| Adult size: | 24 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Vim kev ua liaj ua teb tshem tawm feem ntau ntawm lawv qhov chaw nyob, sab hnub tuaj Massasauga Rattlesnake raug kev puas tsuaj. Nws yog txhaum cai rau ua phem, tua, tua, lossis ntes lawv. Lawv hu ua "Swamp Rattler.” Lawv nyob hauv bogs, thaj chaw ntoo, thiab hauv qab pob zeb thiab cav nyob rau sab qaum teb ib nrab ntawm Illinois. Lawv feem ntau tua nas rau zaub mov tab sis noj cov noog me thiab qav ib yam nkaus. Natural predators muaj xws li eagles, herons, thiab lwm yam nab. Koj yuav pom tus nab no lub cev grey nrog tsaus grey blotches hauv qab thiab sab, ib tug rattle ntawm tus Tsov tus tw kawg, thiab vertically elliptical menyuam kawm ntawv. Cov nplai yog keeled thiab lub taub hau yog tiaj thiab dav. Yog tias koj hla tus nab no, qhov zoo tshaj plaws yog cia lawv nyob ib leeg, tig mus, thiab taug kev mus.
10. Ntoo Rattlesnake
| Species: | C. horridus |
| Longevity: | 10 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 36 - 40 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Tus Timber Rattlesnake tuaj yeem pom nyob rau yav qab teb Illinois raws hav zoov bluffs ze ntawm tus dej Mississippi. Lawv feem ntau siv lawv lub sijhawm nkaum, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum tshav kub kub. Lawv lub cev yog daj-xim av los yog grey nrog tsaus xim av los yog dub crossbands, uas feem ntau yog zoo li tus V los yog M. Lub rattle yog tam sim no nyob rau hauv lub kawg ntawm tus Tsov tus tw. Tus nab no yuav muaj qhov ntev ntev thiab tsim cov venom loj hauv qhov tom, tab sis nws yuav siv sij hawm ntau heev kom lawv tawm tsam. Lawv xav ceeb toom koj nrog lub suab nrov. Yog tias koj tshwm sim los cuam tshuam tus nab no, cia lawv nyob thiab tawm ntawm thaj chaw. Lub Timber Rattlesnake tau teev tseg raws li kev hem thawj vim qhov poob ntawm lawv qhov chaw nyob thiab raug tua los ntawm tib neeg. Lawv nyob ntawm kev noj zaub mov ntawm cov nas thiab noog me tab sis yuav noj cov qav qee zaus los yog qwj nplais. Lawv kuj muaj ntau cov tsiaj nyeg, suav nrog owls, hawks, coyotes, hma, thiab txawm miv.
11. Cottonmouth nab
| Species: | A. piscivorus |
| Longevity: | 15 - 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 30 - 48 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Ntxhais Cottonmouth muaj npe rau cov xim dawb nyob rau sab hauv ntawm lawv lub qhov ncauj. Thaum lawv xav tias raug hem, lawv co lawv lub cev thiab qhib lawv lub qhov ncauj los qhia lawv cov fangs. Lawv suav hais tias yog ib qho ntawm cov nab uas txaus ntshai tshaj plaws rau tib neeg, nrog rau lub zog venom uas tuaj yeem ua rau tuag taus. Cottonmouths nyiam ua luam dej thiab feem ntau pom nyob ze dej hauv Southern Illinois. Lawv kuj nyiam basking nyob rau hauv lub hnub nyob ze cov kwj deg thiab dej ntws. Txiv roj roj los yog xim av tsaus nti, lawv qee zaum muaj cov kab tsaus nti nyob ib puag ncig lawv lub cev, nrog lub plab daj lossis daj uas tseem cim nrog cov pob dub. Lawv noj ntses, vaub kib, noog, qav, thiab cov tsiaj me thiab qee zaum noj ntses loj thiab noog. Tib neeg yog lawv tus tsiaj loj tshaj plaws.
12. Copperhead nab
| Species: | A. contortrix |
| Longevity: | 18 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 24 - 36 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Koj tuaj yeem pom Copperhead Snakes hauv qab Illinois River Valley. Tus nab venomous no kuj yog ib tug nab, nyob hauv swamps thiab wetlands. Liab liab-liab los yog daj ntseg daj, tus nab no muaj lub teeb ci ci nyob ib ncig ntawm lawv lub cev thiab lub plab daj ntseg. Thaum ntshai, tus nab yuav khov es tsis txhob sim khiav tawm, sib xyaw nrog lawv ib puag ncig kom txog thaum muaj kev phom sij dhau mus. Owls thiab hawks yog predators ntawm Copperhead, thaum tus nab nyiam noj nas thiab noog. Yog tias koj pom Copperhead, cia lawv nyob thiab taug kev mus. Copperheads suav txog ntau tus nab tom rau tib neeg dua li lwm tus nab hauv Tebchaws Meskas, tab sis lawv tsuas yog tom yog lawv xav tias lawv tsis muaj lwm txoj kev xaiv.
Conclusion
Nrog ntau hom nab hauv Illinois, nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum tau saib xyuas lawv yog tias koj mus ncig ntawm thaj chaw uas lawv hu mus tsev. Lawv yog cov tsiaj ntxim nyiam uas tsim nyog tau txais kev hwm thiab muaj peev xwm ua neej nyob kaj siab lug. Los ntawm kev paub thiab paub txog kev phom sij, koj tuaj yeem tiv thaiv kev puas tsuaj rau koj tus kheej thiab tus nab.
