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                                             SUZANNE COLLINS
          Common Garter Snake
                           Thamnophis sirtalis
          Range  Statewide.
          Description  Keeled scales. A striped snake with three
          light-colored  yellow,  green  or  blue  stripes  on  the  back,
          with two wide olive, black or brown stripes between the
          center light stripe and the stripes on either side. Belly is
          white, green or gray. Young resemble adults. Adults 18-24
          inches in length.
          Habitat and Habits  Found in a variety of wet habitats,
          marshes,  floodplains,  lake  and  pond  edges  and  wet
          pastures. It is active by day from March-November. Mating
          takes place in spring or autumn and 5-80 young are born
          in late summer or early fall. It eats amphibians, earthworms,
          minnows, young rodents and small snakes.


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