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garter snake
noun
: any of a genus (Thamnophis) of harmless viviparous American snakes with longitudinal stripes on the back
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In Manitoba, families crowd wooden platforms to watch tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes mate en masse at the Narcisse Snake Dens.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Between the lines: The plains garter snake's disappearance points to largerproblems with the ecosystems in our backyards.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Amphibians such as frogs and toads thrive in the moisture-rich soil, while reptiles like garter snakes patrol the forest floor.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
However, eastern garter snakes and eastern rat snakes are both native to Virginia.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Between the lines: The plains garter snake's disappearance points to largerproblems with the ecosystems in our backyards.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Amphibians such as frogs and toads thrive in the moisture-rich soil, while reptiles like garter snakes patrol the forest floor.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
However, eastern garter snakes and eastern rat snakes are both native to Virginia.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for garter snake
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“Garter snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garter%20snake. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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