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Ribbon Snake
Ribbon snake may refer to: * '' Thamnophis saurita'', also known as the eastern or common ribbon snake * '' Thamnophis proximus'', also known as the western ribbon snake {{disambig Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamnophis Saurita
''Thamnophis saurita'', also known as the eastern ribbon snake, common ribbon snake, or simply ribbon snake, is a common species of garter snake native to Eastern North America. It is a non-venomous species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The ribbon snake averages in total length (including tail). It is dark brown with bright yellow stripes. The ribbon snake is not sexually dimorphic; however, females are normally thicker than their male counterparts. The ribbon snake can be found in wet climates such as lakes, streams, ponds and marshes. The ribbon snake is active from April to October and hibernates during the winter months. Maturity is reached around 3 years of age. Subspecies The following four subspecies of ribbon snake are recognized as being valid: * Eastern ribbon snake – ''T. s. saurita'' – brown body with three distinctive stripes, typically yellow, one down the middle of the back and one down each side, that alternate with the brow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamnophis Proximus
''Thamnophis proximus'', commonly known as the western ribbon snake, is a species of garter snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the western United States, Mexico, and Central America. The species has six recognized subspecies. Description ''T. proximus'' is a slender snake with a very long tail, approximately one-third of the total length of the body. Dorsally, ''T. proximus'' is blackish, brown, or olive with three light-colored stripes. Ventrally, it is greenish-white or yellowish-white. The upper labials are whitish and unmarked, contrasting with the dark top and sides of the head. Adults measure in total length (including the tail). Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. 1,105 pp. (in two volumes). (''Thamnophis sauritus proximus'', pp. 827-832, Figures 239, 240 + Map 59 on p. 767). Subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |