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Garter Snake

Genus Thamnophis

Description:

Found resting about 5 feet up in a red dogwood bush.

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4 Comments

bulldogger50
bulldogger50 12 years ago

yea the striped garter snake aint aggressive…when ever i try to catch then they try to stirke at me

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely!

Apple
Apple 12 years ago

I've never seen one this large

Steven Sheppard
Steven Sheppard 12 years ago

The striped garter snake is one of my favorite snakes- small, unaggressive, and cute (I'm weird). I think they look like they are smiling.

ljohnson
Spotted by
ljohnson

Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Aug 21, 2004
Submitted on Jan 21, 2012

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