In Theodore Roosevelt National Park, there are many kinds of animals. One well-known mammal in the park is the buffalo. It is estimated that there were 60 million bison that once roamed the Great Plains, until European hunters and traders heavily affected their population size. Theodore Roosevelt was one of the few who saw this growing problem. Finally in 1894, congress passed a law that prohibited people from hunting bison. As punishment, hunters that killed the bison were either charged a $1,000
produce five to seventeen eggs. They hibernate in the winter and live solitary lives. They live twenty to thirty years in the wild. Prairie kingsnakes have a least concern conservation status. Other prairie snakes include the prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), the bull snake (Pituophis melanoleucus sayi), the green racer (Coluber constrictor), and several species of garter