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The common gartersnake is extremely variable in colouration and pattern; either stripes or spots may predominate. The species illustrated here is from eastern Ontario, Canada, and is black with lemon yellow stripes.
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Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) Description: Adults to 49" in length. Color black, gray, or brown; prominent yellow stripe on back, pale stripe on sides; red blotches between dorsal and lateral stripes.
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Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp.) Description Habitats Habits and Life History Prey and Hunting Techniques ...
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The common garter snake occurs in Canada from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia in a wide variety of colour patterns. Likes to Hang Out: ...
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Not-So- Common Garters What do brides, barbershop quartets and your garden have in common? Garters! While the former wear them on various limbs, the latter are beautiful, often colorful, delicate--and limbless-- snakes.
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Common garter snakes are common throughout the Southeast. This species is found in a diversity of habitats that are usually wet or damp, although not necessarily near permanent aquatic areas.
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Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) 2 images Baja California Lyre snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes) 1 image ...
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Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. Description: 18 - 51" (45 - 130 cm). Highly variable color. Distinguishing characteristics: 1) Side stripe NOT ON on 2nd and 3rd scale rows. 2) Back stripe present. 3) Red blotches often present ...
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Common Name: Common Gartersnake
Scientific Name: Thamnophis sirtalis ssp.
Wisconsin Status: not protected ...
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They are extremely adaptable to environmental changes like the common garter snake. Unlike the common garter snake, however, the majority prefer drier habitats, though a few individuals may be found at the waters' edge.
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The types kept range from the common garter snake to huge pythons. Different species have different diet and environment requirements. No matter which type of snake, a secure escape proof enclosure will be necessary.
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The two most well known snakes, the common garter and plains garter, mate in the spring and give birth to between 10-70 or more young in late August to early September, with nearly half of their young dying before reaching 1 year old.
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I tamed a common garter that i caught at it's full size. My big brother found a little baby butlers garter snake that was only about 10 inches long if that, and it grew to a big snake almost six feet long.
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sirtalis - from the Latin phrase "like a garter", referring to the old fashioned garters which resemble the longitudinal stripes of the common garter snake ...
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Garter snakes are extremely common across North America, from Canada to Central America, and an everyday find in gardens. They are the single most widely distributed species of reptile in North America, and in fact, the common garter snake, T.
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The common garter snake of the NE United States, Thamnophis sirtalis, varies in color and pattern but is usually blackish or brownish with three yellow stripes. The ribbon snake, T. sauritus, is a very slender garter snake that prefers wet places.
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 See also: Snake, Garter Snake, Common Garter Snake, Reptile, Ribbon Snake
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