Garter Snake

Description:

Snake with tan stripes

Notes:

Found lifeless in our barn. I believe it was a gift from the cats!

1 Species ID Suggestions

naturalist 12 years ago

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake

2 Comments

MikeHardin 11 years ago

Thanks for the info Brian. No, I took it with my iPhone 4. Thanks again!

BrianEdmond 11 years ago

Hi,

Do you have a higher-resolution photograph of this snake? It's probably a common (or eastern) garter snake as pointed out above, but it could be the less common plains garter snake, which have been found in the Saint Charles and Saint Louis areas.

Thanks!

B

Spotted by
MikeHardin

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Spotted on Mar 21, 2012
Submitted on Mar 22, 2012