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Southern Ribbon Snake

thamnopsis sauritus sackeni

Photo by JosephSpurr
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Field Notes

Description:

Small snake commonly seen on my hikes

Habitat:

In this case, old cypress swamp

Notes:

Photo taken at 6 Mile Cypress nature Preserve, Ft Myers Fl

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
JosephSpurr
Thank you JansonJones for your species help :) @Tanya-Yes, I see at least several species on every hike!
TanyaGuiler
Great snake spotting. I consider it a good day when I see a snake on a hike in Florida.
Ashish
May it is called Garter snake. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_snake

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Snakes of the Southeast U.S.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2012

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