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Canadian Garter Snake
Characteristics |
Scientific Name:
Thamnophis radix haydeni |
Family Name:
Colubridae |
Size:
grows to be 14 to 43 inches in length. |
Color:
The Plains Garter Snake has a background scale color of black or brown on
which are visible black spots arranged in two rows. Three stripes run the length
of the Plains Garter Snake: the dorsal stripe is usually orange but may be yellow
or may even change from one color to the other. The other two stripes are whitish
or cream colored, as is the belly of the Plains Garter Snake, which is sometimes
bluish in color. Between the belly and the two lateral stripes, is another row of
black spots, and the head of the Plains Garter Snake is black or brown and may
have two yellow eye spots. |
Diet:
The usual food of the Plains Garter Snake includes frogs, eggs, mice, fish,
and salamanders, though earthworms are not unusual. Any small animal is fair game
for the Plains Garter Snake, and even carrion is eaten. |
Compatibility with
Humans:
Relatively Non-Aggressive |
Poisonious:
No |
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