Gartner Snake
Adult Size: 45.7 - 66cm
Record: 123.8cm
At Hatching: 12 - 23cm
The only Garter Snake in this area, the Eastern Garter Snake will feature stripes (or spots) in groups of two or three running down its body. Variation in this animal is extremely prevalent; stripes will most likely be yellow, but may also be brownish, greenish or blueish. Primary coloration will be black, brown, green, or olive tone. The ventral side will be green or yellow - there may also be two black rows down the animal, though it may be hidden due to scales
Conant and Joseph T. Collins. A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Image: Mark Wilson