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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:

Mixed woods.

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2 Comments

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 5 years ago

Thank you very much Neil.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

Excellent spotting, Greg. Beautiful snake.

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Apr 21, 2018
Submitted on Apr 22, 2018

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