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Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 1,817, February 1,864, March 2,949, April 5,773, May 11,091, June 5,198, July 3,913, August 3,538, September 3,722, October 3,047, November 1,905, December 1,699.
United States82,088
Canada21,415
Ontario10,659
California10,000
New York8,097
Ohio6,838
Pennsylvania6,333
Massachusetts6,327
Quebec4,998
Michigan4,543

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Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusGarter Snakes · Thamnophis

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