rhamphotheca: reptilefacts:  Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) The Giant Garter Snake, is largest of the garter snake species. This attractively striped garter snake is brown to olive in colour, with a yellow stripe down the back and two light-coloured lateral stripes down the sides. There may also be a chequered pattern of black spots, although the background colouration and the prominence of the stripes and spots vary both between individuals and between different populations. The giant garter snake was formerly classified with the western aquatic garter snake, Thamnophis couchii, but is now considered a distinct species. It can be distinguished from the western aquatic garter snake mainly by its larger size, and from the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) by the lack of red markings on the side. Photo and info from ARKive

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reptilefacts:  Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas)

The Giant Garter Snake, is largest of the garter snake species. This attractively striped garter snake is brown to olive in colour, with a yellow stripe down the back and two light-coloured lateral stripes down the sides. There may also be a chequered pattern of black spots, although the background colouration and the prominence of the stripes and spots vary both between individuals and between different populations.

The giant garter snake was formerly classified with the western aquatic garter snake, Thamnophis couchii, but is now considered a distinct species. It can be distinguished from the western aquatic garter snake mainly by its larger size, and from the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) by the lack of red markings on the side.

Photo and info from ARKive

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