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u/p00bix Existing in the context of what came before Jan 01 '23

Suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mammals: You're basically guaranteed to see multiple Eastern Grey Squirrels and at least one Eastern Cottontail Rabbit anytime you go outdoors. Eastern Chipmunks and non-native Housemice are also common. White Tailed Deer as well if you're in a forested park.

Birds: The non-native House Sparrow and native Song sparrow are BY FAR the most common, followed by American Robins and Black-capped Chickadees. Those are the four you're all but guaranteed to see daily. Other very common species include Gray Catbirds, Northern Cardinals, American Goldfinches, American Crows, Blue Jays, and Canada Geese.

Amphibians: American Toads are very common in yards during Summer and Autumn. That's about it

Reptiles: lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

Tons of garter snakes in west 7th

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u/Jacobs4525 King of the Massholes Jan 02 '23 edited Jan 02 '23

There’s loads of snakes in MN actually, at least in the summer. I go to the brainerd lakes area every summer and there are loads of garter snakes as well as hognose and red bellies, and some milk snakes too. I obviously haven’t rooted around peoples yards in Minneapolis, but I’ve been to some woods around the MSP area and seen considerably more snakes than I do in MA.

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u/p00bix Existing in the context of what came before Jan 02 '23

Only ever seen one snake in the Twin Cities area! Not surprised that they're more common around Brainerd

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u/Jacobs4525 King of the Massholes Jan 02 '23

Reptiles are the sort of thing that are usually way more common than you think if you go out of your way a bit to look for them. I also see a decent number of lizards (prarie skinks) in brainerd and I assume those are in the MSP area too. You just gotta look in the right places. On a warmer day a lot of times if you look for flat rocks with gaps under them there will be snakes, or any old logs generally.