Common garter snake

The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is a species of natricine snake, which is indigenous to North America and found widely across the continent. Most common garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a black, brown or green background, and their average total length (including tail) is about 55 cm (22 in), with a maximum total length of about 137 cm (54 in).[2][3] The average body mass is 150 g (5.3 oz).[4]
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures
Category:Snakes
Category:Reptiles
Category:IUCN red list least concern species
Category:Thamnophis
Category:Snakes of North America
Category:Reptiles of the United States
Category:Reptiles of Ontario
Category:Fauna of the Eastern United States
Category:Fauna of the Great Lakes region (North America)
Category:Fauna of the Great Plains
Category:Fauna of the Plains-Midwest (United States)
Category:Reptiles described in 1758
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Category:Pliocene reptiles of North America
Category:Extant Zanclean first appearances