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Eastern gartersnake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Photo by LisaPowers
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Young adult garter snake. Yellow and black longitudinal stripes, pale,clean belly.

Habitat:

Wooded area around a natural spring fed stream in the middle of an urban city.

Reference Links:

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Comments (6)
Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
Terrific pictures Lisa. I encountered this snake and been looking for the id, thank you.
MelindaKiser
I love that first photo, it would make anyone a snake lover. Precious!

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PublishedMay 26, 2016

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