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Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
Spotted in one of our funnel trap set for frogs. It was not trapped... it slipped right out as soon as I picked the trap up. Typical of garter snakes, this snake was very feisty and struck at me several times before calming down for pics.
Utilizes a wide variety of habitats - forests, mixed woodlands, grassland, chaparral, farmlands, often near ponds, marshes, or streams.
Spotted on Jun 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 22, 2012
13 Comments
Thank you all! And Cameron, they do have the sweetest little faces. Attitude and all, it's hard not to love a face like that!
Very cute snake. Small... perfect size!
Beautiful, fantastic shots!!
I love this photo---they have such personalities when they are looking at you!
beautiful,courageous girl :)
awesome! havnt seen that kind before
i wish i could handle snake like that
Lovely series Marylou!
Beautiful snake!
What an adorable first photo...the rest are very cool too!
Very cute, dying to hold it too.
Thanks! It is a beautiful subspecies... I'd hoped I would bump into one of these during my time in Iowa, and this was my first encounter! And it is pretty darn cute, even with the attitude :)
aww its cute...I love the second picture