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Eastern Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Photo by Nomad Mike
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Field Notes

Description:

The Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is an indigenous North American snake found widely across the continent. Most garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a brown or green background

Habitat:

The habitat of the garter snake ranges from forests, fields, and prairies to streams, wetlands, meadows, marshes, and ponds, and it is often found near water. It is found at altitudes from sea level to mountain locations.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Comments (1)

In the reference section, please put the link to the identified organism in Wikipedia, rather than a common link to www.wikipedia.org. Thank you. :-)

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