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Thamnophis elegans vagrans
The subspecies of the Western Terrestrial Garter Snake that is found in Colorado is usually a light brown in color with hints of green. It has a light stripe running down the center of the back.
This snake was found swimming in the South Platte River along the bank. The river in this location was flowing through pastureland.
Spotted on Sep 10, 2012
Submitted on Dec 3, 2012
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Great photos! Please be sure to add this to the Snakes of the United States – CSC mission to help with their citizen science project!
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