garter snake
Harmless striped slitherer
A garter snake is a common, harmless North American snake typically marked with longitudinal stripes running the length of its body.
These slender snakes are frequently encountered in gardens, fields, and near water, where they feed on insects, worms, and small amphibians.
The name comes from the snake's resemblance to old-fashioned garters used to hold up stockings.
We found a garter snake sunning itself on the back porch.
Producing no poison
benign · tame · mild · nonaggressive · inoffensive · handleable · beginner-friendly · pet
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- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- forked tongueSymbol of dishonest speech
shedding · herpetology · checkered pattern · striped · yellow stripe · reptilian · coiled · basking
Grassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- gardenCultivated plant area
- woodlandForested land area
underbrush · leaf litter · rock pile · compost heap · suburban · backyard · stream bank · marsh
nonvenomous
Producing no poison
safe · benign · tame · mild · nonaggressive · inoffensive · handleable · beginner-friendly · pet · calm
scales
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- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- ectothermOrganism heated externally
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
forked tongue · shedding · herpetology · checkered pattern · striped · yellow stripe · reptilian · coiled · basking
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- gardenCultivated plant area
woodland · underbrush · leaf litter · rock pile · compost heap · suburban · backyard · stream bank · marsh · hibernaculum
earthworms
Soil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
minnows · toads · salamanders · insects · leeches · small fish · newts · crickets · grubs · snails
- snakescobra, anaconda, boa, viper, python
- small snakes
- reptileslizard, turtle, crocodile, alligator, python
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
- Eastern wildlifewhite-tailed deer, raccoon, red fox, gray squirrel, chipmunk
- hibernatorsgroundhog, woodchuck, chipmunk, ground squirrel, black bear
garter snakeking cobra
Longest venomous serpent
black mamba · fer-de-lance · death adder · deadly snake · venomous snake
garter snakeanaconda
Massive constricting serpent
green anaconda · boa constrictor · python · constrictor · Burmese python
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