Iowa is home to about 28 different kinds of snakes, and five of them are deadly.
The Hawkeye State has many places for these reptiles to live, such as wetlands, grasslands, woods, and bodies of water. A lot of different kinds of snakes like to hide and eat in lakes.
During the hot summer months, the cold-blooded animals often hide under docks, along lakes, and in trees.
Most interactions with people are harmless, but when a dangerous animal hits, some can be very bad.
So, it’s important to know what to do and what not to do when you see a snake. In addition to keeping the snakes from getting angry, this also lets them live with people without any problems.
Here is a list of some of Iowa’s lakes with the most snakes.
The Saylorville Lake
It is one of Iowa’s biggest lakes, Saylorville Lake, which is 16,700 acres when it is full of water. This is what happened after the Saylorville Dam was built. The US Congress allowed its building in 1958 so that the Des Moines River would not flood.
It was built to deal with flooding, but it has also grown into a popular recreation place with many facilities along the beaches.
People from all over the area can hike, camp, fish, hunt, and enjoy the beauty at this state park, which has marinas, boat ramps, campgrounds, picnic shelters, a fishing pier, and a lot more.
A lot of different kinds of animals live in Saylorville Lake, like fish, frogs, birds, and mammals. You should be aware that they have a large number of poisonous and non-venomous snakes.
Copperheads and timber rattlesnakes are often seen near the lakes, which could be dangerous for people who are just having fun.
The Wapello Lake
More than 1,000 acres of green forests and rolling hills circle the lake. The peaceful setting is perfect for fishing, boating, kayaking, and canoeing.
Lake Wapello is a manmade lake in Davis County. It is about seven miles from Drakesville.
A lot of people find it scary to see snakes, even though seeing birds and small animals is always fun.
Most of the species that live here, like the milk snake and the common garter snake, are not dangerous to people. The only ones that are dangerous are timber rattlesnakes.
Red Rock Lake
Iowa’s biggest body of water is Lake Red Rock, which is more than 15,000 acres big. It was made when the Des Moines River was dammed in 1969. It is a leisure hub for the area and is about 45 miles from Des Moines.
A lot of anglers go to the lake to catch different kinds of fish, like northern pike, black crappie, white bass, and more. Around the lake are 35,000 acres of great playground where people can camp, walk, and have picnics.
Brown and black rat snakes are the most common. They can be seen a lot along the grassy lakeshores, where they hunt small animals.
You may also come across poisonous animals like copperheads and prairie rattlesnakes.
Coralville Lake
This beautiful lake in Johnson County was made when the Coralville Dam was built across the Iowa River in 1949. It is one of the state’s biggest lakes, but because the water is so clean, it is also one of the most popular.
Thousands of people from Iowa and other Midwestern states visit this leisure area every year to do water activities like swimming, fishing, and boating.
People who go fishing or just relax on the shores of the lake often say they see snakes.
Smooth green snakes are one of the most common kinds. They often blend in with the grassy shorelines. People don’t see water moccasins very often, but they are poisonous snakes that you should stay away from.
The Okoboji West Lake
The largest natural lake in the state is West Lake Okoboji, which most people just call “West Okoboji Lake.” It is the center of the group of five lakes that make up the Iowa Great Lakes.
On either side of the lake are the towns of Wahpeton, West Okoboji, Arnolds Park, and Okoboji, which frame the lake’s many wild activities.
Adventurers from the area gather here to do a wide range of things, including motorboating, fishing, swimming, and water skiing.
A lot of snakes are not poisonous, like northern water snakes and eastern garter snakes. You should be careful when visiting the lake’s edge, though, because copperheads are very dangerous to people.
The same is true for timber rattlesnakes, even though they are very rare.
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