 Black Rat snake Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta Size: up to 6 feet Status: Special concern Food:small rodents & birds Habitat: woodlands Other: tends to be aboreal, has up to 20 eggs in mid-summer |
 Blue Racer Coluber constrictor foxi Size: 4 to 6 feet Status:none Food: rodents, other frogs & snakes Habitat:near water, woodlands & meadows Other: has up to 20 eggs in mid-summer |
 Eastern Hognose Heterodon playtrhino Size: less than 3 feet Status: none Food: toads Habitat: sandy areas, near water Other:has up to 50 eggs in early summer, 'plays dead' when threatened |  Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon sipedon Size: 2 to 4 feet Status: none Food: fish, frogs & toads Habitat:in or near water Other:gives birth to up to 40 young, often mistaken for venomous snakes |
 Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis Size: 2 to 4 feet Status: none Food: worms, fish & frogs Habitat: very widespread Other:up to 50 live babies are born in the summer, difficult to distinguish fron other garter snakes |
 Eastern Fox Snake Elaphe Vulpina gloydi Size: 3 to 5 feet Status: Threatened Food: small rodents & frogs Habitat: near water, marshes Other:has up to 30 eggs in mid-summer, often will vibrate its tail to mimic a rattlesnake |
 Western Fox Snake Elaphe vulpina vulpina Size: 3 to 5 feet Status:none Food: birds, rodents & frogs Habitat: woodlands and fields Other:has up to 30 eggs in mid-summer, young have a brighter color pattern |
 Kirtland Snake Clonophis kirtlandi Size: 12 to 18 in. Status:Endangered Food: slugs & worms Habitat: near water; meadows, vacant lots Other: up to 8 young, born live |  Eastern Smooth Green Opheodrys vernalis vernalis Size: 12 to 24 inches Status: none Food: insects and spiders Habitat: meadows Other: has up to 12 tiny eggs in the summer, susceptible to pesticides |
 Brown Snake Storeria dekayi ssp Size: 9 to 16 inches Status: none Food: slugs and worms Habitat: fields, farms and city lots Other: up to 30 live young born in late summer, secretive and timid |
 Butler's Garter Thamnophis butleri Size: 1 to 2 feet Status: none Food:worms, small frogs Habitat: near water, meadows & marshes Other: live young, up to 20, born in mid-summer |
 Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Size: 2 to 3 feet Status: none Food: rodents, snakes Habitat: farmlands, fields, marshes Other: has up to 20 eggs in early summer, tend to be nocturnal |
 Queen Snake Regina septemvittata Size: up to 2 feet Status: none Food: fish & crayfish Habitat: near water Other: live young, up to 25, born in late summer |
 Northern Copperbelly Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta Size: 4 to 5 feet Status:Endangered Food: fish & frogs Habitat: near water Other: up to 30 live young born in late summer |
 Northern Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Size: up to 12 inches Status: none Food: worms & slugs Habitat: farmlands, woodlands Other: up to 12 live young born in late summer, young born very dark |
 Northern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis Size: up to 2 feet Status: none Food: small fish, frogs Habiat: near water Other: up to 15 young born live in mid-summer |  Northern Ringneck Diadophis punctatus edwardsi Size: up to 18 inches Status: none Food: worms, frogs, salamanders Habitat: woodlands, near water Other: has up to 10 eggs in mid-summer, a shy and secretive snake |
 Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Size: 2 to 3 feet Status:Michigan's only venomous snake Food: rodents and frogs Habitat: near water, marshes, swamps Other: up to 20 live young born in late summer, a shy snake that avoids people |
Kirtland's Snake, N. Copperbelly, Brown Snake and Western Fox Snake courtesy Indiana DNR, Division of Wildlife
N. Water Snake, Queen Snake, E. garter Snake, Butler's Garter Snake, N. Ringneck, E. Hognose, Blue Racer, Black Rat Snake, Eastern Fox Snake, E. Milk Snake, E. Smooth Green Snake and E. Massasauga courtesy Ohio DNR
Northern Red-bellied Snake and Northern Ribbon Snake courtesy Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History