garter snakes
Striped garden reptiles
Garter snakes are small, harmless snakes common throughout North America, typically marked with longitudinal stripes resembling old-fashioned garters.
They're often the first snake children encounter—found in backyards, gardens, and near water.
Garter snakes are nonvenomous and rarely bite, making them popular as pets: We caught a garter snake by the creek.
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
- nonvenomousProducing no poison
- moltShed outer covering
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
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