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Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

Description:

Tiny green snake learning in a garden

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago
Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans Thamnophis elegans | Encyclopedia of Puget Sound


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4 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

Thanks, I can only pretend to be a herper with my little Peterson guide!

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

T. elegans is right up there with T. sirtalis in terms of how incredibly variable the species is!

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

I'm sorry, the extent of black on head confused me.

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Blackneck garter snakes are not in range for this spotting

Kathryn Smith
Spotted by
Kathryn Smith

Aurora, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Jun 29, 2014
Submitted on Aug 11, 2015

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