North Dakota
The 8 Species Of Snakes You Could Encounter In North Dakota
North Dakota ranks at the bottom of the United States when it comes to snake diversity.
THANK GOD! I’m not a fan of snakes and never have been. Growing up in eastern North Dakota, I really only had a couple of encounters with garter snakes and that’s about it.
My lake cabin in northeast South Dakota also only has garter snakes thankfully. It does freak me out sometimes when I see them swimming in the water, and I wonder if they’re going to try to crawl in?
Summertime is always a time in North Dakota when you can expect snakes to be more active.
I’ve heard about several encounters people have had with Rattlesnakes on the Missouri River, where a snake will be swimming on the surface of the water and will try to take up residency inside the boat. I’ve read that Game & Fish says you should keep your oar on hand in case of such an encounter. Apparently, the rattlers get confused and think your boat is an island. YIKES!
Getting back to North Dakota snakes.
We only have 8 different species of snakes in North Dakota and only one of them is venomous. The Prairie Rattlesnake is the most common rattlesnake in the United States. It’s also the only venomous snake in Canada.
Bullsnakes, a nonvenomous snake in North Dakota are often mistaken for Prairie Rattlesnakes. Both the Bull and Prairie Rattlesnake have a primary range west of the Missouri River, however, they can and do swim across the river at times.
It’s been well documented that Prairie Rattlesnakes have been expanding their range east of the Missouri River. You can read all about that here.
Bullsnakes have been reported numerous times near my house south of Lincoln in the Copper Ridge Development. I usually see one or two that get run over on the roads each year. So, it wouldn’t be unheard of to run into a rattlesnake on the Bismarck side of the river.
Here are the 8 different species of snakes in North Dakota.
Try not to get too creeped out.
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Ethics is a system of moral principles guiding behavior, defining what’s right, wrong, fair, and good for individuals and society, essentially asking, “What should we do?”
A commission is a group of people officially charged with a particular function.
The citizens of North Dakota voted for and passed an Ethics Commission measure. The Ethics Commission has infuriated the North Dakota Republican legislators and North Dakota government in general. (NOTE: Every elected state government official in North Dakota is Republican.) They have denied that any monitoring of ethics is needed.
North Dakota Republicans have done everything possible to make sure the Ethics Commission has virtually no teeth, no say, and remains invisible under constant attack by the Attorney General’s Office.
Why do Go. Armstrong, Attorney General Wrigley and the Republican members of the North Dakota Legislature fear ethics?
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Markhi Strickland had 15 points in North Dakota State’s 79-77 double overtime victory over Oral Roberts on Saturday.
Strickland also contributed five rebounds for the Bison (12-5, 2-0 Summit League). Trevian Carson added 14 points while going 6 of 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and eight rebounds. Damari Wheeler-Thomas finished with 14 points, while adding six rebounds.
Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams led the way for the Golden Eagles (5-12, 0-2) with 19 points, five rebounds and two blocks. Connor Dow added 15 points and two steals for Oral Roberts. Ofri Naveh also put up 14 points.
A foul sent Wheeler-Thomas to the line with seven seconds to play, where he sank one of the shots to send the game to overtime. Jack Turner tipped in a shot for Oral Roberts to send the game to a second overtime. Noah Feddersen tipped in a shot for North Dakota state with one second to play for the win for the Bison.
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