gartersnakes
Harmless garden reptiles
Gartersnakes are small, harmless snakes common throughout North America, named for the striped pattern along their bodies resembling old-fashioned garters.
They're often the first snake children encounter in backyards and gardens.
Usually spelled as two words: We found a garter snake under the porch.
Instance of perceiving something
- startleFrighten suddenly
- garden hoseyard irrigation tube
- harmlessCausing no injury
- releaseTo let go
relocate · catch · escape · basking · sunning · coiled · slither · darting
Having contrasting bands
- nonvenomousProducing no poison
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- slenderThin and graceful
- ectothermicTemperature set by surroundings
forked tongue · shedding · keeled · small · harmless · diurnal · live-bearing · musk
Cultivated plant area
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- backyardOutdoor space behind home
woodpile · compost · rockery · stream bank · marsh · suburban · burrow · hibernaculum
Soil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- slugsShell-less land mollusks
- frogsLeaping, croaking amphibians
- toadsWarty tailless amphibians
- tadpolesLarval amphibians
minnows · salamanders · leeches · insects · newts · fish · prey · swallow
Organism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- pest controlManaging unwanted organisms
birds · hawks · raccoons · cats · ecosystem · beneficial · biodiversity · native
sighting
Instance of perceiving something
- startleFrighten suddenly
- garden hoseyard irrigation tube
- harmlessCausing no injury
release · relocate · catch · escape · basking · sunning · coiled · slither · darting · photograph
striped
Having contrasting bands
- nonvenomousProducing no poison
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- slenderThin and graceful
ectothermic · forked tongue · shedding · keeled · small · harmless · diurnal · live-bearing · musk · camouflage
garden
Cultivated plant area
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
backyard · woodpile · compost · rockery · stream bank · marsh · suburban · burrow · hibernaculum · den
earthworms
Soil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
tadpoles · minnows · salamanders · leeches · insects · newts · fish · prey · swallow · hunting
predator
Organism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- populationAll inhabitants combined
pest control · birds · hawks · raccoons · cats · ecosystem · beneficial · biodiversity · native · dispersal
gartersnakescobras
Hooded venomous snakes
rattlesnakes · vipers · mambas · taipans · coral snakes
gartersnakesconstrictors
Snakes killing by compression
pythons · boas · anacondas · boa constrictors · king cobras