Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix (Baird and Girard, 1853)
Species Data
| French Name | Couleuvre des prairies |
|---|---|
| Canadian Range | Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan |
| U.S. Range | Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming |
| Legal Status | Endangered in Ohio. Consult provincial or state pages for legal restrictions on keeping this species in captivity. |
| Diet | Diverse. Mostly frogs, especially in summer, as well as earthworms. |
| Max. Recorded Length | 109.2 cm |
| Pet Trade Availability | 3 – Frequently available. |
| Captivity Rating | No data available. |
Description
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Invalid Subspecies
- Eastern Plains Garter Snake
Thamnophis radix haydenii (Kennicott, 1860) - Subspecies no longer recognized; no significant, diagnosable differences between them. CNAH note.
Garter and Water Snakes
Snakes of the United States and Canada
