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Northwestern garter snake

Thamnophis ordinoides

Photo by msaraann
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A large yellow-striped garter snake about 1/2-inch around, 2 feet long.

Habitat:

Grassy areas, meadows, brambles.

Notes:

This one was in blackberry bushes along the river.

Reference Links:

EOL: Thamnophis ordinoides, eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail

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Comments (1)
AshleyT
Pretty snake! Please be sure to add this to the Snakes of the United States – CSC mission to help with their citizen science project! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/12027210

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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
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PublishedOctober 8, 2011

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