Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in my yard yesterday. I spent a good chunk of my childhood thinking the name was *garden* snake, likely because plenty of seemingly trustworthy adults in my orbit called them that. #GarterSnake #GardenSnake #garden #snake #reptile #etymology #herps #nature
In honor of Lunar New Year the year of the snake. Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans) in the in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #donedwards #NWR #photography #nature #snake #reptile #gartersnake #NaturePhotograhpy
Common garter snake, wiggling through the yard. The common garter snake is one of 3 native garter snakes on Vancouver Island.
