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Eastern Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis

Description:

Dark in colour with three yellow stripes running from head to tail. Garter Snakes show individual variation. Some individuals may possess red or orange markings along the sides, some are missing stripes & some are even entirely black.

Habitat:

Rocky ridge next to a large river.

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2 Comments

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 5 years ago

Thanks Tukup. 🙂

Tukup
Tukup 5 years ago

Another nice catch Greg. Any picture that has a snake in it deserves a comment :-) Thanks.

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Apr 23, 2019
Submitted on Apr 24, 2019

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