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Common Garter Snake - approx. 40 cm
Order: Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Sirtalis
Length up to 130 cm - many colour variations - similar
species: Eastern Ribbon Snake, Butler's Garter Snake
species: Eastern Ribbon Snake, Butler's Garter Snake
Dekay's Brown Snake - approx. 30 cm
Order: Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Storeria
Species: Dekayi
Length up to 50 cm - many colour variations
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Common Garter Snake (melanistic) - approx. 30 cm
Order: Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Sirtalis
Length up to 130 cm - many colour variations
3 species
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Milk Snake - approx. 90 cm
Order: Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lampropeltis
Species: Triangulum
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
More Garter Snakes
Updated August 4 2014
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Updated August 4 2014
More Brown Snakes
Updated September 29 2016
Dekay's Brown Snake - approx. 30 cm - West Don Valley (Sunnybrook Park) - June 2013
Common Garter Snake - approx. 40 cm - Leslie Spit - October 2007
Common Garter Snake (melanistic) - approx. 30 cm - Leslie Spit - May 2009
Order: Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: Sirtalis
Length up to 130 cm - many colour variations
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
More Garter Snakes
Updated August 4 2014
Subspecies: Sirtalis (Eastern Garter Snake)
Subspecies: Sirtalis (Eastern Garter Snake)
Subspecies: Sirtalis (Eastern Garter Snake)
Common Garter Snake - approx. 40 cm - East Don Valley (Charles Sauriol Conservation Area) - July 2017
Photograph by Ambarish Maharaj
More Milk Snakes
Updated August 4 2017
Milk Snake - approx. 90 cm - Leslie Spit - July 2017