Well, that doesn't exactly narrow down the identification very much. It turns out that the side stripe on a plains garter snake is at a slightly different location than the common garter snake.

Characteristics: Plains garter snakes can be quite long, sometimes reaching nearly 4 feet long. It is the most heavy bodied of all Iowa garter snakes, with light brown to black dorsal scales and ...

It was a plains garter snake, known by scientists as Thamnophis radix. I should clarify by saying I mean the plains garter snake was "new" to me, not new to science or the wider world.

The treatment provided a way for a plains garter snake to continue her participation in a breeder program, which is designed to restore the state’s wild population of these native reptiles. She ...

The female snake was one of only six breeder snakes at the Columbus Zoo. The plains garter snake resides in tall grass prairies which have disappeared by 99 percent throughout the country.

Longmont teen saves python from chilly fateAccording to the Colorado Herpetological Society, there are 25 kinds of snakes native to Boulder County: glossy snake, racer, Western rattlesnake ...

Butler's Garter Snake would be the first species in the state to be denied protection by legislative fiat, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported. A committee voted 8-4 last week to urge the ...

This snake was seen in the St. Vrain River at Roger’s Grove park on Oct. 3, 2021. (Dan / Courtesy photo) By Johnnie St. Vrain ...

The female snake was one of only six breeder snakes at the Columbus Zoo. The plains garter snake resides in tall grass prairies which have disappeared by 99 percent throughout the country.