Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus) (Linnaeus, 1766)

 

Synonyms: Coluber saurita, Tropidonotus saurita, Leptophis sauritus, Eutainia saurita, Eastern Ribbonsnake

 

 

Thamnophis sauritus is a garter snake distributed widely in the eastern United States, and extending into southern Canada (Ontario and Nova Scotia; Map). There are four described subspecies. This semiaquatic snake occurs in wet meadows, marshes, swamps, lacustrine and riverine habitats, wet prairies, and moist forest. It feeds on amphibians, including tadpoles, small fish, and invertebrates. T. sauritus reaches 70-90 cm in length. This species is ovoviviparous and females give birth to 5-27 young in the late summer.

 

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