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Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix · Colubridae
Where it's found
Every region with Plains Garter Snake in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Uncommon | #949 | |
| United States of America | Common | #2192 | |
| Alberta | Common | #249 | |
| Colorado | Common | #698 | |
| Illinois | Common | #585 | |
| Indiana | Rare | #521 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #495 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #594 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #465 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #559 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #548 | |
| Montana | Rare | #540 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #562 | |
| New Mexico | Rare | #756 | |
| North Dakota | Uncommon | #456 | |
| Oklahoma | Rare | #629 | |
| Saskatchewan | Uncommon | #451 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #508 | |
| Wyoming | Rare | #516 |
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Field notes
What to look for
A garter snake with a bright orange or yellow back stripe and rows of black spots between the stripes; up to 1 m.
Where
Prairie and parkland sloughs, ditches and coulees.
When
April to October.
Tips
The bright orange dorsal stripe with a checkered pattern. No red bars.
Related species
Reptiles near it in Alberta's dex.
#248 · Common🦎Gopher Snake
#250 · Rare🦎Common Garter Snake
#247 · Common🦎Prairie Rattlesnake
#251 · Rare🦎Painted Turtle
#252 · Common🦎Greater Short-horned Lizard
#253 · Legendary
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