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The California red-sided garter snake is a slender snake that is smaller and lighter than the San Francisco garter snake. Females typically reach 90–100 cm (35-39 inches) while males typically reach 65-75 centimeters (25-29.5), and are markedly thinner than females.
The red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) is a subspecies of the common garter snake, in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. [1] This slender subspecies of natricine snake is indigenous to North America and is one of the recognized subspecies of Thamnophis sirtalis .
C. California red-sided garter snake; Cape gopher snake; Carphophis amoenus; Cemophora coccinea; Cerrophidion sasai; Cerrophidion tzotzilorum; Cerrophidion wilsoni
Southwestern blackhead snake Tantilla planiceps: Western black-headed snake Thamnophis atratus: Aquatic garter snake Thamnophis couchii: Sierra garter snake Thamnophis elegans: Terrestrial garter snake Thamnophis gigas: Giant garter snake Thamnophis hammondii: Two-striped garter snake Thamnophis marcianus: Checkered garter snake Thamnophis ...
The first garter snake to be scientifically described was the eastern garter snake (now Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), by zoologist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The genus Thamnophis was described by Leopold Fitzinger in 1843 as the genus for the garter snakes and ribbon snakes. [ 2 ]
In 2015, researchers found that male red-garter snakes depleted almost a fifth of their daily energy per ejaculation, with the stakes even higher for smaller snakes as winter survival is not even ...
Garter snakes seem to have - hopefully temporarily - taken over the town. One woman told WBBM she's seen her UPS delivery man running to avoid the snakes after delivering packages.
The San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) is a slender multi-colored subspecies of the common garter snake. Designated as an endangered subspecies since the year 1967, [ 1 ] it is endemic to San Mateo County and the extreme northern part of coastal Santa Cruz County in California .