Snakes
This is one of the most common snakes found in Wisconsin, with stripes all the way down its body.
What is a Garter snake?
This common Wisconsin pond turtle is named for its vibrant coloring.
What is a Painted turtle?
Name one characteristic that can differentiate a lizard from a snake.
What are legs, moveable eyelids, or external ear openings?
This is the study of both reptiles and amphibians.
What is herpetology?
This is the name of the only bright green colored snake in Wisconsin.
What is a Smooth Green snake?
This is the part of their body that snakes use to smell.
What is a tongue?
This is the largest turtle species in Wisconsin.
What is a snapping turtle?
True or false: all lizards have legs.
What is false?
The special type of layering or "armor" that reptiles have on their skin.
What is duckweed?
This snake releases a foxlike scent when threatened to deter predators.
What is a Eastern/Western fox snake?
Most Wisconsin turtles fall under this category when it comes to their diet. Hint: Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore
What is omnivore?
There are this many species of lizards in Wisconsin.
What is 4?
Reptiles lay their eggs in/on this type of habitat.
What is dirt or land?
This size of turtle has a higher chance of carrying salmonella.
What is 4 inches or less?
This is the largest species of snake in Wisconsin.
What is the bull snake OR gopher snake?
True or False: There are Wisconsin turtles that are terrestrial only, not aquatic.
What is true?
Most Wisconsin lizards prefer this type of habitat.
What is a prairie?
The term for hibernation in reference to amphibians and reptiles.
What is brumation?
This disease affects the skin of snakes and can cause bumps, nodules, and crusty scales.
What is snake fungal disease?
Name one of two venomous snake species that live in Wisconsin.
What is a Timber rattlesnake or an Eastern Massasauga?
Name one characteristic that makes a softshell turtle's shell unique in comparison to its hard-shelled counterparts.
What is a scale less shell?
Name one species of lizard that lives in Wisconsin.
What is the Common five-lined skink, Prairie skink, Six-lined Racerunner, or Slender Glass lizard?
Reptiles are known for having this texture of eggs. Hint: think about cows
What is leathery?
The scientific term for when lizards voluntarily break off their own tail as an act of self preservation.
What is caudal autotomy?