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Mountain garter snake (T. e. elegans) eating a western fence lizard Wandering garter snake (T. e. vagrans) eating a fish.The diet of Thamnophis elegans depends heavily on the prey available in the local area, and thus varies due to regional geographical differences.
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 ]
English: Range map of subspecies of Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). T. s. sirtalis — (eastern garter snake) T. s. parietalis — (red-sided garter snake)
The Western terrestrial garter snake species is common in most habitats but spends a lot of time in water. These snakes are typically gray-brown or black with a checkered pattern and yellow ...
The Mexican wandering garter snake is endemic to Mexico, where it has been found in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, and Zacatecas. [4] [2] It has an extensive linear range in the pine-oak forests of the Sierra Madre Occidental. [2] When conditions allow, this species is widely dispersed within its range.
The northwestern garter snake is small, with adults averaging around 36–53 cm (14–21 in) in total length. It is most commonly found on the edge of meadows, surrounded by forest. Wandering Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans) is a subspecies of the Western Terrestrial Garter Snake, a species of colubrid snake residing only in ...
The valley garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi) is a subspecies of the common garter snake. It is a snake indigenous to North America. Most garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a brown background and their average length is about 1 metre (3.3 ft) to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). The common garter snake is a diurnal snake. In summer, it ...
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 ...