CAUTION Snakes Call

this Area
Home, too!
Adult Yellow-Bellied Racer

Be aware rattlesnakes and other common snakes may live in this area.

For Your Safety:

Stay on the path, keep pets leashed and never approach a snake.
Please give them distance and respect.
Snakes are important members of the natural community, helping to control rodent populations.
Snakes are ectothermic - their body
temperature is regulated by outside
temperatures. On cooler days or chilly
mornings, snakes may use the trail or other
exposed areas to bask and warm their bodies.

Plains Garter Snake

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

The most common snakes in Broomfield

are the non-venomous:
plains and western terrestrial garter snakes
yellow-bellied racer
bullsnake
The venomous prairie rattlesnake may
occasionally be sighted.
Juvenile Yellow-Bellied Racer

Adult Yellow-Bellied Racer

Did you know...

venomous vs. non-venomous

Prairie Rattlesnake - venomous

Eyes - vertical, cat-like pupils

Head - at rest, broad, triangular
Body - heavy, or relatively fat in appearance
Tail - wide and blunt, ending with rattles
(tail never tapers to a thin point)

Bullsnake - non-venomous

Prairie Rattlesnake
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Eyes - rounded or elliptical pupils

Head - at rest, narrow, barely distinguishable
from neck
Body - relatively slim or narrow
Tail - tapers to a long, thin point (never with rattles)

Bullsnake
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