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  2. Garter snake - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  3. Common garter snake - Wikipedia

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    The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. ... 1965 – blue-striped garter snake:

  4. Bluestripe ribbon snake - Wikipedia

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    The bluestripe ribbon snake (Thamnophis saurita nitae), which belongs in the same family as the garter snakes, is a subspecies of the ribbon snake that occurs along the Gulf Coast in Florida. Adults are thin and are black with a mid-dorsal stripe that is a lighter shade of black and two blue stripes, hence the name "bluestripe ribbon snake".

  5. Know your WA snakes: How to avoid a venomous bite, and ... - AOL

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    Common garter snakes have bright blue, yellow and green stripes across their backs. A garter snake rests on a wood pile. The Western terrestrial garter snake species is common in most habitats but ...

  6. List of snakes by common name - Wikipedia

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    Garter snake. Checkered garter snake; Common garter snake; San Francisco garter snake; Texas garter snake; Glossy snake; Gopher snake. Cape gopher snake; Grass snake; Green snake. Rough green snake; Smooth green snake; Ground snake. Common ground snake; Three-lined ground snake; Western ground snake

  7. Eastern garter snake - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Western terrestrial garter snake - Wikipedia

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    This species is the only garter snake species with a well-documented tendency to constrict prey, although the constriction is inefficient when compared with the constriction of many other snakes (such as the gopher snake), involving disorganized, loose, and sometimes unstable coils and a longer time required to kill prey.

  9. Butler's garter snake - Wikipedia

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    The species can often be found under rocks, logs, trash, and boards. It subsists on a diet of mainly earthworms, but it may also eat leeches, salamanders, and frogs. The species hibernates communally, often with other garter snake species. Butler's garter snake is a relatively short-lived species, and it reaches sexual maturity in its second ...