Garter Snake

Garter snakes are cold-blooded ectothermic so youll need a heat lamp or pad to regulate their body temperature.

Garter snake. High angle view of garter snake on field - garter snake stock pictures royalty-free photos images. The average adult garter snake will grow to be about 3 feet long. Still in the world of snakes the garter is among the worlds most benign snakes.

Garter snakes are the most common snake in North America. Garter Snake Genus Thamnophis Introduction. The garter snake is abundant in the eastern United States.

They do have venom but they dont bite humans very often at all. Find common garter snake stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. The toxin they do release is harmless though and they give off only a tiny bit of it when they do release it.

You can prevent a Garter Snake from biting you by handling the snake properly. Glass is a good material for garter snake enclosures as it is easy to clean and allows the creation of an optimized temperature gradient. Their calm temperament small size and harmless bite make them the ideal pet for any budding herpetologist.

Garter snake is a common name for generally harmless small to medium-sized snakes belonging to the genus Thamnophis. Read moreWhat to Feed a Garter Snake. Garter snakes are cute and virtually harmless but sometimes they can seem like a pest.

Most common garter snakes have a pattern of yellow stripes on a black brown or green background and their average total length including tail is about 55 cm 22 in with a maximum total length of about 137 cm 54 in. In this guide I want to set the record straight and share the very latest thinking about. They were thought until the early 2000s to be non-venomous but they do in fact produce a neurotoxic venom though the small amount and mildness ensures that it cannot kill or even harm a human being.