Western terrestrial garter snake

The Western terrestrial garter snake is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Thamnophis elegans or the Western Terrestrial Garter Snake is a species of colubrid snake residing only in Southwestern Canada, and Western United States. Seven subspecies are currently recognized. More

Western Terrestrial Garter Snakes give birth to their young rather than lay eggs; the young are born in late summer and early fall depending on location. In the lowland Puget Sound area, newborns start to appear in late August and early September. More

Two of the Nevada species–the western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) and the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)–are generalists in the sense that they are found in a variety of habitats and prey on many different kinds of aquatic and terrestrial animals, including fishes, amphibians, earthworms and rodents. More

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans) Identification: Snake 18 to 42 inches in length. Color both individually and geographically variable; gray, brown, black, and all integrades between. A distinct light stripe usually extends down the midline of the back. More

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans. The last mentioned, Thamnophis elegans, will be the focus of this paper. Despite the name Western Terrestrial Garter snake, some subspecies of elegans are aquatic. More

What it's called: The western terrestrial garter snake, or in Latin, Thamnophis elegans. - By The Vancouver SunSeptember 27, 2008 What it's called: The western terrestrial garter snake, or in Latin, Thamnophis elegans. More

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake - Thamnophis elegans Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Range Map - Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Range Map, statewide scale Related Information Please visit the following pages for more infomation from Fish, Wildlife & Parks related to the Animal Field Guide. More

only that, but the Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans) has an exceptionally broad range of prey preferences: it also likes to eat reptiles, including snakes (so they must be kept separately in captivity). More

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans = enlarge + Western Terrestrial Garter Snake, Wandering subspecies More

* Western Terrestrial Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans * Arizona Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans arizonae (Tanner & Lowe, 1989) * Mountain Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans elegans More

Identifying Western Terrestrial Garter Snakes is a challenge, even for herpetologists, because this species displays extraordinary color and pattern variation across its range. These snakes forage in trees, on land, or in water for slugs, leeches, fish, frogs, lizards, snakes, birds, mice, and bats. More

The western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) is similar in appearance to the common garter snake, but it generally has 8 upper labial scales instead of 7 in the common garter snake. More

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake - Washington herp atlas Thamnophis elegans vagrans - Calphotos Western Terrestrial Garter: Thamnophis elegans Common garter snake, valley subspecies Picture of a Western Terrestrial garter snake, also called wandering garter snake or Thamnophis elegans vagrans Western More

Common names

Bergstrumpfbandnatter in German - Deutsch
Culebra-listonada elegante in Spanish - español
western terrestrial garter snake in English - English