Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Scientific Name:Thamnophis elegans
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Colubridae
Genus:Thamnophis
Look for the Western Terrestrial Garter Snake near water as they tend to live near lakes and streams as well as deserts, mountains, meadows, and forests. The snakes have an overal olive coloration with pale yellow undersides and a yellow stripe along the entire length of the body. The Western Terrestrial Garter Snake are carnivores as they eat small mammals, amhibians, reptiles, and insects. They have a neurotoxin that paralyzes their prey.
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