Plains garter snake

Plains garter snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species:
T. radix
Binomial name
Thamnophis radix
(Baird & Girard, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Eutainia radix
    Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Tropidonotus sirtalis var. radix
    — Jan, 1865
  • Tropidonotus ordinatus var. radix
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Eutaenia radix
    — Cope, 1900
  • Thamnophis radix
    — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917

The plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) is a species of garter snake native to most of the central United States as far north as Canada and as far south as Texas. It has a distinctive orange or yellow stripe from its head to tail, and the rest of its body is mainly a gray-green color. The snake is commonly found living near water sources such as streams and ponds, but can also be found in urban areas and vacant lots. Although the IUCN lists the species as "Least Concern", some states have given it their own special status. This species is mildly venomous, although the venom is not toxic to humans.[1]

  1. ^ Plains Garter Snake. (Arkive.org). Retrieved March 25, 2017, http://www.arkive.org/plains-gartersnake/thamnophis-radix/image-G143060.html Archived 2017-03-26 at the Wayback Machine