Snakes in the garden, part 3: garter and green snakes – Sweetgum and Pines
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Previous posts in this series: Snakes in the garden, part 1: flowerbed snakelings Snakes in the garden, part 2: the black snakes Eastern garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) and Rough green snakes (Opheodrys aestivus) are occasional visitors to our garden, although their preferred habitat is probably closer to the creek that runs through a conservation…
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24 Types of Garter Snakes in the United States! (w/ pics) - Bird
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Green garden snake hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Snakes in the garden, part 2: the black snakes – Sweetgum and Pines
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24 Types of Garter Snakes in the United States! (w/ pics) - Bird
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NickP – Page 4 – Sweetgum and Pines
Cleveland Metroparks - Look at those garden snakes! There are three garden snakes in this picture, but two different species. The Eastern Garter Snake is a common garden snake, with three lines
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Eastern Gartersnake – PA HERP IDENTIFICATION
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Common Garter Snake (U.S. National Park Service)
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Garter snake, Habitat, Diet, & Facts
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Springtime for Garter Snakes – Jonathan Crowe