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Common Garter Snake This garter snake lives in the wood pile on the back of our property. I found him enjoying the sunshine on this day and I was able to get this picture of him before he returned to the cover of the brush. Common Garter Snake,Geotagged,Thamnophis sirtalis,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Common Garter Snake

This garter snake lives in the wood pile on the back of our property. I found him enjoying the sunshine on this day and I was able to get this picture of him before he returned to the cover of the brush.

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    TristanV
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    This is a good example of a maritime garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pallidula) The dark striping is close to non existent and the spotting is well defined. Posted 11 years ago

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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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By Deb Cappello

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Uploaded Jul 28, 2014. Captured Jun 8, 2011 23:30 in 131-133 Grand Army of the Republic Highway, Kane, PA 16735, USA.
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  • Canon PowerShot A1000 IS
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO320
  • 24.8mm