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The eastern blackneck garter snake is smaller than the western blackneck garter snake, with an average total length of less than 51 cm (20 inches). It is frequently found on dry land near a water source rather than in water. It displays three light stripes on a dark-colored body with uniform
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The western blackneck garter snake may attain 107 cm (42 inches) in total length. The snake is colored dark olive with an orange-yellow stripe that is displayed on the middle of the body from the top while the
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is usually a cream or light shade of gray. The western blackneck is a water snake that lives near rivers, swims, and eats small fish and tadpoles.
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332:Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus
327:Eastern blackneck garter snake
307:Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
302:Western blackneck garter snake
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292:Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
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847:Reptiles of the United States
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609:Thamnophis cyrtopsis
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449:13 January
396:References
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366:Guatemala
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