Garter & Ribbon Snakes

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.

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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 between 

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.

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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.

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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.

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