Description:
3 longitudinal stripes; the top most stripe is wide and orange to yellow; down the length of the back; the light colored stripe along the side involves the 3rd row of scales from the belly
Length:
45.7-63.5 cm (18"-25")
Range Map & Species Status:
Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Monthly Occurrences:
Thamnophis sirtalis subsp. annectens Brown, 1950 in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-05-14.
Description:
Typical garter snake arrangement of 3 longitudinal stripes; stripe along the top part of the back is wider in the Eastern Garter Snake than the Checkered Garter Snake; olive to gray greenish ground color and alternating rows of dark colored spots betweenÂ
Length:
Range Map & Species Status:
Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Monthly Occurrences:
Thamnophis sirtalis subsp. sirtalis in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-05-14.
Description:
3 longitudinal stripes; base color of grayish green to dark gray; bold checker board pattern consisting of dark colored squarish spots in 2 rows between the stripe at the top of the back and the lower stripe
Length:
45.7-61 cm (18-24")
Range Map & Species Status:
Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Monthly Occurrences:
Thamnophis marcianus (Baird & Girard, 1853) in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-05-14.
Description:
Slender snake; 3 stripes are present; stripe along the middle of the back is typically orange to bright yellow; head is wider than the neck; the upper lip scales and the lower lip scales range from white to greenish
Length:
50.8-76.2 cm (20"-30")
Range Map & Species Status:
Taken From: Dixon, James, J.E. Werler, and M.R.J. Forstner. Texas Snakes - A Field Guide. 2020. University of Texas Press.
Monthly Occurrences:
Thamnophis proximus subsp. proximus (Say, 1823) in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-05-14.