garter snake

n. Any of various nonvenomous North and Central American snakes of the genus Thamnophis, having longitudinal stripes.

garter snake

n (Animals) any nonvenomous North American colubrid snake of the genus Thamnophis, typically marked with longitudinal stripes

gar′ter snake`

n. any harmless snake of the genus Thamnophis, common in North and Central America, usu. with three longitudinal stripes on the back. [1760–70, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

garter snake - any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakesgrass snakecolubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakesgenus Thamnophis, Thamnophis - garter snakescommon garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis - a garter snake that is widespread in North Americaribbon snake, Thamnophis sauritus - slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet placesThamnophis proximus, Western ribbon snake - yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics

garter snake

garter snake,

harmless snakesnake,
common name for an elongated, limbless reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the xlizards. Most snakes live on the ground, but some are burrowers, arboreal, or aquatic; one group is exclusively marine. In temperate climates they hibernate.
..... Click the link for more information. of the genus Thamnophis, abundant from Canada to Central America. There are many common species; members of most species are about 2 ft (60 cm) long. Most garter snakes are striped or banded lengthwise, and some are spotted between the stripes. Less aquatic as a group than the related water snakes, they are found near water in dry country and are widely distributed in moist regions. They prey on cold-blooded animals, chiefly frogs, toads, small fish, and earthworms. Females bear live young in large litters, sometimes numbering 50 or more. The common garter snake of the NE United States, Thamnophis sirtalis, varies in color and pattern but is usually blackish or brownish with three yellow stripes. The ribbon snake, T. sauritus, is a very slender garter snake that prefers wet places. Garter snakes are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Colubridae.

garter snake

noun

Synonyms for garter snake

noun any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes

Synonyms

grass snake

Related Words

colubrid
colubrid snake
genus Thamnophis
Thamnophis
common garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
ribbon snake
Thamnophis sauritus
Thamnophis proximus
Western ribbon snake