Slip, Slithery Dee! - Earth Day

Since I am currently in Montreal, I'll begin with a snake that is found here in Quebec and then go to one found in Florida! Quebec is home to a couple of species of Garter snakes: the Eastern Ribbon snake http://tinyurl.com/5n33as and ... Invite each student to choose s particular species of snake to study. They can use the library or the internet, and their final report should include: physical characteristics; behavior; biology; prey; country and range where they are ... Continue reading

Slip, Slitheree Dee!

Since I am currently in Montreal, I'll begin with a snake that is found here in Quebec and then go to one found in Florida! Quebec is home to a couple of species of Garter snakes, the Eastern Ribbon snake (pictured above) and the Common ... Continue reading

Wanderer's Eye: Among the Garter Snakes

This interesting behavior is observed during months of March-April. Eastern Garter Snakes are medium sized, measuring 48 - 70 cm. Eastern Garter Snakes show many color morphs, a character seen in all Garter Snakes. ... Continue reading

Description

The Eastern Ribbon Snake gets its name from its very thin body. At maturity it can be anywhere from 18 to 86 cm in length. (Kingsbury 2007) It is a slender black snake with a yellow midback stripe and one on each side. ... Continue reading

So Far . . .

Eastern Garter Snake-- WI, 1990 Maritime Garter Snake-- ME, 1993 Chicago Garter Snake-- WI, 1990 Plains Garter Snake-- WI, 1981 Butler's Garter Snake-- WI, 2003 Northern Ribbon Snake-- OH, 2004 Northern Ringneck Snake-- OH, 2005 ... Continue reading

garter snakes photos

Personal collection of Garter and Ribbon Snake photos Eastern Garter Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis 29 Nov 2000 --- Loop Road in Big Cypress Swamp On the road in the evening.. Snakes - Offers snake information and photos. ... Continue reading

Blogger Saves Day

It was not large. It was also not black and not yellow. It was an Eastern milk snake. Considering how gorgeous they are, and the fact that 99 percent of the snakes we find at the nature center are garter snakes, I was excited. ... Continue reading

Why you should subscribe to the OXFORD AMERICAN

Banded water snakes, ribbon snakes, garter snakes, a few water moccasins, a crayfish snake, a red rat snake, a Florida brown snake. A hundred of the snakes were too damaged to identify. Win only saw one live snake, which he chased off ... Continue reading

Reptile families - Encyclopedia of Earth

Most species of snakes belong to this family, and colubrids are found in all parts of the world except Australia. This family include a diverse array of snakes with a wide range of habitats, characteristics and behaviour. ... (Regina septemvittata); Brown snake (Storeria dekayi); Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis); Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix); Wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans); Ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritis); Fox snake (Elaphe vulpina) ... Continue reading

New Mexico Snakes — recognizing the poisonous ones and controlling ...

The ridge-nose rattlesnake is on the federal list while the mottled rock rattlesnake, Mexican and narrow-head garter snakes, plain-belly water snake, green rat snake, and western ribbon snake are on New Mexico's endangered and threatened list. ... Because they are cold-blooded, snakes must rely on their behavior to regulate their body temperature. During the hot part of the day, snakes move to shaded areas, and on cool days they sun themselves in warm open areas. ... Continue reading