Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis

This cutie was curled up in the leaves and let me crawl right next to it.

Habitat: Deciduous forest

comments (12)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Whoa, top shot! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! The snake, although alert, was super chill. I literally crawled within 10 cm of it. It didn't budge after I took pictures of it, but stayed and watched me while I examined a mushroom. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    10cm...wow! Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Yep - it was so calm! Posted 4 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Nice capture Christine Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Niel. Posted 4 years ago

Wesley Goorachan

Lion

Great capture! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! Posted 4 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

So sweet and well done on this super close shot. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ruth! They tend to have very chill personalities. Posted 4 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Wow! Super nice! Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 2 years ago

The Common Garter Snake

The Common Garter Snake is a snake indigenous to North America. Most garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a brown or green background and their average length is about 50 cm, maximum about 125 cm.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by Christine Young