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Eastern Garter Snake Sightings

Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Thamnophis Species: Thamnophis sirtalis

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Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 673
Location: Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2011-08-05      # Seen: 1User: JUNPonline
View full size photo of Eastern Garter Snake in Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, CanadaSite Description: Appeared on gravel road along Skyline Trail.
Comment : About 2ft long

Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 529
Location: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2011-06-28      # Seen: 1User: JUNPonline
View full size photo of Eastern Garter Snake in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, CanadaSite Description:
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Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 518
Location: Goffs, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2011-06-18      # Seen: 1User: JUNPonline
Site Description: Airlanes golf course, surrounded by woods.
Comment : Seen on rocky path. Was very small and skinny, about 25-30cm long, maybe a newborn? Saw a large adult the other day, much longer and fatter.

Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 507
Location: Sambro, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2011-05-29      # Seen: 1User: JUNPonline
View full size photo of Eastern Garter Snake in Sambro, Nova Scotia, CanadaSite Description: Coastline ofmCrystal Crescent Beach, near woods and ponds too
Comment : About 30-40cm long, spotted it sunning on a rock. Got close for photo and it became very angry, trying to strike me. Looked yellow in color.

Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 467
Location: Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2011-04-12      # Seen: 1User: JUNPonline
View full size photo of Eastern Garter Snake in Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia, CanadaSite Description: Woods, lakes and streams. Warm sunny day.
Comment : About 40-50cm long. Nearly stepped on this little guy as he was in the middle of a rocky path basking in the sun. Did not move when I placed my camera close, maybe still too cold?

Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 333
Location: Sambro, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2010-09-05      # Seen: 3User: JUNPonline
View full size photo of Eastern Garter Snake in Sambro, Nova Scotia, CanadaSite Description: Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park, trails along beech and inland a little where many small schubs gave cover and rocky trails warm rocks to heat up.
Comment : Also called Maritime Garter Snake. About 40cm long. Spotted sunning on rocks midday.

Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 231
Location: Lower Meaghers Grant, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2010-05-16      # Seen: 1User: JUNPonline
View full size photo of Eastern Garter Snake in Lower Meaghers Grant, Nova Scotia, CanadaSite Description: Steep trail, forest covering granite on Gibraltar Rock Loop Trail , by highway 357
Comment : Found the snake sunning on a large boulder, about 40-50cm long. Yellow/brown stripe and dark brown spots

Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 191
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2010-04-05      # Seen: 1User: JUNPonline
View full size photo of Eastern Garter Snake in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaSite Description: Warming up on the side of a dirt road, Bowater Old Annapolis Road Pocket Wilderness
Comment : About 1.5ft long, pretty fat in center portion

Common Name: Eastern Garter SnakeSpecies: Thamnophis sirtalisid#: 184
Location: Bedford, Nova Scotia, CanadaDate Sighted: 2010-04-02      # Seen: 1User: JUNPonline
View full size photo of Eastern Garter Snake in Bedford, Nova Scotia, CanadaSite Description: Rocky forrested terrain, warm sunny day. Next to Sandy Lake.
Comment : About 1.5ft long. saw him basking on some warn rocks on a sunny day

 

 

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