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The first garter snake to be scientifically described was the eastern garter snake (now Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), by zoologist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The genus Thamnophis was described by Leopold Fitzinger in 1843 as the genus for the garter snakes and ribbon snakes. [ 2 ]
Mountain garter snake (T. e. elegans) eating a western fence lizard Wandering garter snake (T. e. vagrans) eating a fish.The diet of Thamnophis elegans depends heavily on the prey available in the local area, and thus varies due to regional geographical differences.
The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is indigenous to North America and found widely across the continent.
The scientific name Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is a combination of Ancient Greek and New Latin that means "bush snake that looks like a garter strap". The generic name Thamnophis is derived from the Greek "thamnos" (bush) and "ophis" (snake) and the specific name sirtalis is derived from the New Latin "siratalis" (like a garter), a reference to the snake's color pattern resembling a striped ...
The checkered garter snake is one of the easiest garter snakes to tame. Even a wild-caught one can become tame in a few days if handled carefully. [citation needed] The checkered garter snake is frequently available in the exotic pet trade, and makes a hardy captive animal. [citation needed] It can be trained to accept mice or fish fillets as food.
Garter snakes seem to have - hopefully temporarily - taken over the town. One woman told WBBM she's seen her UPS delivery man running to avoid the snakes after delivering packages.
The red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) is a subspecies of the common garter snake, in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. [1] This slender subspecies of natricine snake is indigenous to North America and is one of the recognized subspecies of Thamnophis sirtalis .
The plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) is a species of garter snake native to most of the central United States as far north as Canada and as far south as Texas.It has a distinctive orange or yellow stripe from its head to tail, and the rest of its body is mainly a gray-green color.