Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

 

 

First view, Sugar Creek Trail, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 5 May 2009.

 

Another view, held by Jack, Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness, Ottawa National Forest, Houghton County, Michigan 26 June 2013; here is another shot of this snake.

 

Another view, Slide Mountain, Ulster County, New York, 22 June 2013; an unusual individual.

 

Another view, Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw County, Michigan, 18 June 2015; an unusual individual.

 

Another view, very large snake, Barry State Game Area, Barry County, Michigan, 8 May 2016.

 

Another view, The Burn, Montgomery County, Indiana, June 2007.

 

Another view, abandoned house near Pricket Dam, Baraga County, Michigan, 27 May 2014.

 

Another view, The Burn, Montgomery County, Indiana, 1 April 2007; note early date.

 

Another view, near Pricket Dam, Baraga County, Michigan, 17 June 2014; here is a shot of this snake biting Jack.

 

Another view, my yard, S. McClellan Avenue, Marquette, Michigan, 11 June 2012.

 

Another view, held by Jack, my yard, S. McClellan Avenue, Marquette, Michigan, September 2018.

 

Another view, held by Jack, Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, 28 December 2014.

 

Another view, held by Jack, The Burn, Montgomery County, Indiana, 1 June 2007; here is Evan holding this snake.

 

Another view, held by Jack, Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness, Ottawa National Forest, Houghton County, Michigan 9 June 2016.

 

Another view, held by Zane, a snake he caught, Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness Area, Ottawa National Forest, Houghton County, Michigan, 27 May 2013.

 

Another view, my yard, S. McClellan Avenue, Marquette, Michigan, 5 October 2011.

 

Another view, T. s. parietalis (Red-sided subspecies), Keya Paha County, Nebraska, 18 August 2016.

 

Another view, Snake Road, Union County, Illinois, 12 August 2014.

 

Another view, Sugar Creek, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 15 May 2007.

 

Another view, Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw County, Michigan, 26 September 2015; a large snake.

 

Another view, Camp Talitha, Montgomery County, Indiana, 17 September 2005.

 

Another view, T. s. parietalis (Red-sided subspecies), along Highway 2, Hooker County, Nebraska, 30 July 2017.

 

Another view, my yard, S. McClellan Avenue, Marquette, Michigan, 1 September 2017.