Butler’s Garter Snake

Thamnophis butleri (Cope, 1889)

French Name	Couleuvre à petite tête
Canadian Range	Ontario
U.S. Range	Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin
Legal Status	Threatened in Indiana and Wisconsin. Threatened in Canada (COSEWIC). Consult provincial or state pages for legal restrictions on keeping this species in captivity.
Diet	An earthworm specialist; studies have shown that earthworms take up 80 per cent or more of this snake's diet. Small amphibians or leeches have also been recorded. Will take fish and mice in captivity.
Max. Recorded Length	73.7 cm
Pet Trade Availability	2 – Sometimes available.
Captivity Rating	3 – Good captive. Shy, sometimes nervous. Relishes earthworms but will take mice in captivity.

The description for this species has not yet been written.

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