Ribbon Snakes
Scientific Name: (Eastern) Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
(Northern)Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis
Size: 20-34 inches (50.8-86.3 cm) in length
PA Status: Species of special concern ...
Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus proximus)
Description
Habitats
Habits and Life History
Prey and Hunting Techniques ...
Eastern Ribbon Snake Species Profile
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Eastern Ribbon Snake Stats ...
Western Ribbon Snakes can be found just about anywhere there is a cool dark moist bit of soil - like nicely mulched landscaping - which is where they are often encountered.
Northern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis)
Description: A very slender black or brown snake with three bright yellow or white stripes down the back. The head is black, though the scales above and below the mouth are white.
Redstripe Ribbon Snake
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REPTILE FACTS ...
A newborn ribbon snake.
Photo by JD Willson
Photo by JD Willson
Photo by John MacGregor ...
The Eastern Ribbon Snake is closely related to garter snakes, but is much slimmer. Also it has a shorter tail relative to its body length than do garter snakes.
The western ribbon snake is similar to the other garter snakes, but it is more slender like the northern ribbon snake. The side (lateral) stripes on this snake are greenish-white and its belly is white.
Ribbon Snake - Thamnophis sauritus ssp.
Description: 18 ½ - 40" (47 - 101 cm). Ground color is dark olive, brown or black.
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus (18-26", up to 38")
The ribbon snake is a very slender, striped snake, similar in appearance to the garter snake but with a much longer tail.
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus
The Eastern Ribbon Snake is almost always encountered in low wet places. It is often found basking in bushes. When startled it takes to water.
Ribbon snakes are very high-strung and, even after being in captivity for a long time, will dart about nervously at the slightest movement.
EASTERN HOG-NOSED SNAKE
Heterodon platyrhinos
Length 10-30 in.
(46-76 cm.) ...
Snakes (ribbon snake in Virginia, US).
Habitat
Sandy pine woods; southeast North America.
Western Ribbon Snake
Relatively common in Kennicott's time, it is uncertain whether this species still occurs in northeastern Illinois.
Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus. Fairly common statewide, but not as frequently encountered as in the past. A semi-aquatic snake of marshes, beaver swamps, lake and stream margins, and wet meadows. Low Conservation Concern.
GARTER / RIBBON SNAKES
CROWNED / FLAT-HEADED SNAKES
Delta crawfish snake
Graham's crawfish snake
Gulf crawfish snake ...
Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes: Care in captivity. Northern Nevada Herpetological Society, February 22, 1994. 2p
Sweeney, Roger. (1992) Garter Snakes: Their natural history and care in captivity. London: Blandford. 128p ...
There are four recognized sub-species of the eastern ribbon snake, but only the northern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritis septentrionalis) occurs in Canada.
McCoard, N.S. 2007. Wildlife Diversity Notebook: Eastern Ribbon Snake. West Virginia Wildlife Magazine. Spring/Summer :19.
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Of the harmless snakes in North America include, Garter snake, king snake, ribbon snake, green or grass snake, pilot black snake, black snake and De Kay snake , and also the milk, and bull, water, hog-nosed, worm, rat, coachwhip , ...
This was probably the least interesting snake I saw in a few hours on the legendary Snake Road. At the time, I mistook it for a ribbon snake, but when I was looking through my photos later I realized what it was.
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The ribbon snake in particular favors frogs (including tadpoles), readily eating them despite their strong chemical defenses. Food is swallowed whole. Although they dine mostly upon live animals, they will sometimes eat eggs.
Among the harmless colubrid snakes of North America are the garter snakes (including the ribbon snake), the water snakes, the green, or grass, snakes, the black snakes, the racers, the king snakes (including the milk snake), and the bull, hognose, ...
On land, predators include: black racer snakes (Coluber constrictor), ribbon snakes (Thamnophis sauritus) garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) (Klemens 1993), skunks, foxes, coyotes, and some larger birds (Knox 1999).
It will often have two rows of black spots running the length of its greenish or yellowish belly. Garter snakes have rough (keeled) scales. They may be distinguished from their cousins, the ribbon snakes, ...
Central Florida Crowned Snake (Tantilla relicta)
Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus)
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Rough Earth Snake (Virginia striatula)
Smooth Earth Snake (Virginia valeriae) ...
 See also: Snake, Garter Snake, Water Snake, Reptile, Racer
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