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identification help....
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Nanci
Alien Lover
Possibly Butler's Gartersnake?
It is a small slender snake, averaging 38-51 cm (15-20 in.) long, with three yellow to orange stripes along the length of the body. The background color can range from olive-brown to black and it may also be possible to discern two rows of dark spots between the side and back stripes. These features do little to distinguish them from most other garter snakes species, but what is unique to this species is the placement of the lateral, or side, stripes. In Butler's Garter Snakes, the lateral stripes are centered on the third scale row up from the ventral scales, and they also overlap the adjacent second and fourth scale rows. This contrasts with the lateral stripe placement of other garter snake species.
For those hoping to avoid getting close enough to inspect the position of the lateral stripe, there are other features which may help in their identification. The head is unusually small for a garter snake, and, when excited, the effort this snake expends to escape seems to go more towards thrashing in place than to getting away.
It is a small slender snake, averaging 38-51 cm (15-20 in.) long, with three yellow to orange stripes along the length of the body. The background color can range from olive-brown to black and it may also be possible to discern two rows of dark spots between the side and back stripes. These features do little to distinguish them from most other garter snakes species, but what is unique to this species is the placement of the lateral, or side, stripes. In Butler's Garter Snakes, the lateral stripes are centered on the third scale row up from the ventral scales, and they also overlap the adjacent second and fourth scale rows. This contrasts with the lateral stripe placement of other garter snake species.
For those hoping to avoid getting close enough to inspect the position of the lateral stripe, there are other features which may help in their identification. The head is unusually small for a garter snake, and, when excited, the effort this snake expends to escape seems to go more towards thrashing in place than to getting away.
Nanci
Alien Lover
Gartersnakes of Indiana
Butler’s Garter Snake
Thamnophis butleri (Cope, 1889)
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823)
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Butler’s Garter Snake
Thamnophis butleri (Cope, 1889)
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus (Say, 1823)
Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nanci
Alien Lover
Plains:
The Plains Garter Snake has either an orange or yellow stripe down its back and distinctive black bars on its lip.[1] The stripe normally starts at the head and continues straight down all the way to the tail tip.[2][3] There are lateral stripes located on the third and fourth scale rows and are normally a greenish yellow color.[2][3] Its belly is gray-green with small dark spots along the edges.[3] Most have distinctive light yellow spots on the top of the head.[2][3] The snake is described as medium sized and is on average around 3 feet (0.91 m).[2]
The Plains Garter Snake has either an orange or yellow stripe down its back and distinctive black bars on its lip.[1] The stripe normally starts at the head and continues straight down all the way to the tail tip.[2][3] There are lateral stripes located on the third and fourth scale rows and are normally a greenish yellow color.[2][3] Its belly is gray-green with small dark spots along the edges.[3] Most have distinctive light yellow spots on the top of the head.[2][3] The snake is described as medium sized and is on average around 3 feet (0.91 m).[2]
