One of the subspecies, red-sided garter snakes, also have red bars or spots between the dorsal and lateral stripes. Telling a western ribbon snake from a plains garter snake from a common garter ...
Garter snakes, belonging to the genus Thamnophis, are nonvenomous snakes found in North America, known for their striking ...
FEEDING: San Francisco garter snakes eat California red-legged frogs, Pacific tree frogs, western toads, mosquito and other fish, worms, newts, and salamanders. THREATS: The San Francisco garter snake ...