Florida Garter Snake Baby

Garter snake identification can also be a fun activity because they are not aggressive snakes and taking the time to look at one means little personal harm to the observer.

Florida garter snake baby. Florida snakes visual identification. Don t keep a wild animal if you capture it because that is illegal in some areas. Outside of florida it is found throughout the. Northern pine snake cb adult male.

We have baby florida blue garter snakes for sale. Top of the head b. Different species of snake can often be distinguished by their characteristic color patterns. Florida snake identification key common garter snake.

Originating from united states mainly out of florida. Front face view of the head d. Underside of the head chin and throat c. The snake you captured might be a common garter snake or something else.

Common gartersnake color variations photos by dr. Garter snake is a common name for the generally harmless small to medium sized snakes belonging to the genus thamnophis. Baby garter snakes are about 5 inches long when born. Side of the head range.

Coastal garter snake juvenile female. Endemic to north and central america species in the genus thamnophis can be found from the subarctic plains of canada to costa rica the common garter snake thamnophis sirtalis is the state reptile of massachusetts the length of garter snakes varies from 46 to 137cm 18. Not helpful 0 helpful 0. Others have dark or light markings organized into stripes spots blotches or some other pattern.

These photos may not be used without the express written permission of the photographer. Thamnophis sirtalis linnaeus 1766 the following will separate the two garter snakes found in florida if you are unable to distinguish between them based on the characteristics in the key below you probably can do so using the geographic location alone. Snow san diego. Banded african file snake baby.

The garter snake is often confused with garden snake although this is a name mistake more than anything else. Florida s snakes common gartersnake thamnophis sirtalis non venomous blotched and striped. Here is a quick look at most of florida s snakes by pattern. Brown elephant trunk snake baby.

Here are some highlights. Their body color can range from blue prominent in florida blue garter snakes to the many shades of red visible in west coast species. Ribbon snake adults. Adults will generally get around 25 30 inches in length from head to tail.

In florida the eastern garter snake occurs throughout the state excluding the florida keys and the gulf coast from eastern wakulla county in the panhandle south to hernando county in the central peninsula. Some are single uniform colors.