common garter snake

Also known as: Thamnophis sirtalis

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In garter snake
…more defensive species is the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis), probably North America’s most widely distributed reptile. The ribbon snake (T. sauritus), small and slender, is a strongly striped form. Garter snakes live chiefly on insects, earthworms, and amphibians; the western ribbon snake (T.
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