The Copperhead snake is found in the southern two-thirds of the state, according to the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS). These snakes have a “yellowish brown or rusty brown” back with ...

About 66 percent of the amphibians and 59 percent of the reptiles known to occur in Illinois are found there. All spring and summer the snakes have been feeding in the biologically rich wetlands ...

Authorities also discovered 24 live snakes, six dead snakes and a juvenile crocodile. The animals were in containers and Blount County Animal Control was called in to secure them. Authorities said ...