Nebraska’s new State Reptile
Nebraska now has a State Reptile!
Nebraska Game and Parks announced that the ornate box turtle has won. They had an online vote that was open to the public.
A total of 13,608 votes were cast. The ornate box turtle received 5,109 votes, followed by the common snapping turtle with 2,597; the bullsnake with 2,186 votes; the western hognose with 1,429 votes; the six-lined racerunner with 1,333 votes; and the prairie lizard with 946.
