List of reptiles of Michigan

[1] Reptiles are found throughout Michigan, although the only venomous species, the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, is seen only in the Lower Peninsula.

[5] Reptile habitats in Michigan are generally split into four regions: the northern and southern Lower Peninsula and the eastern and western Upper Peninsula, with differentiations based on climate, soils, underlying bedrock and glacially-derived landforms.

Region one, the southern Lower Peninsula, is generally characterized by a warmer, less variable climate.

Sand and clay dominate the soil of this region, which tends to be low in nutrients and poorly drained.

There are extensive wetlands, dominated by coniferous forests, while upland areas provide mixed conifer and broadleaf hardwood tracts.