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Garter snake is the common name for small to medium-sized snakes belonging to the genus Thamnophis in the family Colubridae.They are native to North and Central America, ranging from central Canada in the north to Costa Rica in the south.
The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.
The scientific name Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is a combination of Ancient Greek and New Latin that means "bush snake that looks like a garter strap". The generic name Thamnophis is derived from the Greek "thamnos" (bush) and "ophis" (snake) and the specific name sirtalis is derived from the New Latin "siratalis" (like a garter), a reference to the snake's color pattern resembling a striped ...
The giant garter snake is the largest species of garter snake, with the adult snakes ranging from 94–165 cm (37.0–65.0 in) in length. As with many snakes, the female giant garter snakes tend to be longer and larger than the males. [3]
The San Francisco garter snake, a subspecies of the common garter snake, is found in scattered wetland areas on the San Francisco Peninsula from approximately the northern boundary of San Mateo County south along the eastern and western bases of the Santa Cruz Mountains, at least to the Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir, and along the Pacific coast south to Año Nuevo Point, and thence to ...
The people of Naperville, Illinois might be saying, "Why'd it have to be snakes?" WBBM reports it is "a genuine snake invasion. Snakes along the river walk and invading yards in Naperville." It ...
The plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) is a species of garter snake native to most of the central United States as far north as Canada and as far south as Texas.It has a distinctive orange or yellow stripe from its head to tail, and the rest of its body is mainly a gray-green color.
Garden Snakes: Friend or Foe. While venomous snakes should be removed from gardens by professional pest control companies for safety reasons, it’s not always necessary to remove non-venomous ...