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Aquatic Garter Snake

Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus

Description:

Oregon subspecies of SW Oregon and NW California: gray color between stripes with two alternating rows of black spots. Seen here in a puddle with Foothill Yellow-legged Frog tadpoles, and living up to its name.

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AshleyT
AshleyT 11 years ago

Very cool! Please be sure to add this to the Snakes of the United States – CSC mission to help with their citizen science project!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1202...

avesjohn
Spotted by
avesjohn

Blue Lake, California, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2012
Submitted on May 29, 2012

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