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Common garter snake: Thamnophis sirtalis: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach up to 137.2 centimetres (54.0 in) [2] Bull snake (Great Basin gopher snake) Pituophis catenifer deserticola: Least concern: Nonvenomous, but can be aggressive; adults reach 180 centimetres (71 in). [2] Gopher snake (Pacific gopher snake) Pituophis catenifer ...
Washington is also home to three species of garter snakes, some of the most common snakes across the state. Garter snakes can bite or strike humans if they feel threatened.
The northwestern garter snake, (Thamnophis ordinoides) is a species of colubrid garter snake that lives in Oregon, Washington, California, and British Columbia. The garter snake is small, with adults averaging around 14-21 inches long.
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp. ISBN 0-394-50824-6. (Thamnophis brachystoma, pp. 663–664). Conant R (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp. + Plates 1-48.
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This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
Thamnophis saurita, also known as the eastern ribbon snake [a], common ribbon snake, or simply ribbon snake, is a common species of garter snake native to Eastern North America. [2] It is a non-venomous [ 5 ] [ 6 ] species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae .
The eastern racer, or North American racer (Coluber constrictor), is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies , including the nominotypical subspecies , are recognized, which as a group are commonly referred to as the eastern racers.