Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus
Summary 7
The ribbon snake or ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus) is a common species of garter snake endemic to eastern North America. It averages 16–35 in (41–89 cm) in length and is a member of the genus Thamnophis.
Distribution 8
Continent: Caribbean North-America
Distribution: SE Canada (Nova Scotia, Quebec: Ottawa River, Ontario), USA (SE Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, SE Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, S Maine), Mexico (Tamaulipas) Bahamas [HR 29: 55] nitae: Florida sackenii: Florida sauritus: Florida septentrionalis: Wisconsin (etc.?)
Type locality: South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston [neotype]
Sources and Credits
- (c) Larry Meade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/34323709@N07/3698266138
- (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=347842&one=T
- (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=347843&one=T
- (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=347844&one=T
- (c) 2011 Todd Pierson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=347845&one=T
- (c) 2011 Chris Brown, USGS, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=364972&one=T
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamnophis_sauritus
- (c) Peter Uetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/14313229
