can I get some snakes in the same genus as garters? I’m kinda curious because today I picked up a big garter and after a photo I realized SHE WAS GIVING BIRTH! 😭 I had no clue their particular genus gives live birth and now I’m wondering what other snakes are in the same genus as garters
Ok so, all the snakes in this genus are basically "garter snakes". Some of the snakes that don't have as much cross banding are called ribbon snakes, but ribbon snakes are basically "garter snakes".
They are all live bearing. This genus is North American, found from Canada to Costa Rica.
Oregon Red-spotted Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus), family Colubridae, Oregon, USA
photograph by Dan Loida Buama-Hyman
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis s. sirtalis), family Colubridae, Ohio, USA
This individual is unusually bluish.
Garter snakes are actually mildly venomous. This venom is not injected into the prey through fangs. The saliva has venom components, and enters the prey through the bite wound.
This venom is effective against small cold blooded prey, and is not medically significant to humans.
It has a paralytic effect on prey.
* It might work to slow down an earthworm so it can be swallowed, but for you it will have no effect or cause mild pain, redness and swelling.
photograph by Ryan Wagner
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San Francisco Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia), family Colubridae, coastal California, USA
Butler’s Garter Snake (Thamnophis butleri), family Colubridae, Wisconsin, USA
Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix), family Colubridae, OH, USA
photograph by Adrian Bara-Popa
Narrow-headed Garter Snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus), family Colubridae, found in and near streams in NM and AZ, USA
photograph by Bruce Christman
Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides), family Colubridae, BC, Canada
Photograph by Scott Gillingwater
Red-stripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus), family Colubridae, found in central and West TX, USA
A sub-species of the Western Ribbon Snake
photograph by Garter Kings
Coast Gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans terrestris), “flame phase”, family Colubridae, central coast of California, USA
photograph by Emile Badojr
Blackneck Garter Snake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis), family Colubridae, Arizona, USA
photograph by Justin Doll
