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RIBBON SNAKES
Thamnophis sauritus (=saurita)

NOT VENOMOUS

John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:- Eastern North America

Comments:- Grows to around 90 cm (3 ft) total length

(The subspecies of Thamnophis sauritus (=saurita) are listed below)

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Bluestripe Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus nitae

USA (Florida)

Peninsula Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus sackenii

USA (Florida)

Eastern Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus sauritus

USA (Florida)

Northern Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis

USA (Wisconsin and nearby areas), Canada (Nova Scotia)


Peninsula Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sackenii), photographed on Merritt Island, Florida
Peninsula Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sackenii), photographed on Merritt Island, Florida

Peninsula Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sackenii), photographed on Merritt Island, Florida
Notice the facial pattern on this Peninsula Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus sackenii), photographed on Merritt Island, Florida

Note that Ribbon Snakes (Thamnophis sauritus) are often confused with Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis)

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