
Orange = range of T. s. fitchi
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Related or Similar Northwest Snakes:
Puget Sound Gartersnake
Red-spotted Gartersnake
Wandering Gartersnake
Northwestern Gartersnake
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Adult, Klickitat County, Washington |
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Adult, Klickitat County, Washington |
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Adult, Klickitat County, Washington |
Adult, Klickitat County, Washington |
Adult, Klickitat County, Washington |
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Juvenile, Kittitas County, Washington |
Adult with considerable red coloring on the side of the head, Skagit County, Washington © Zachary Lim |
In some areas, Valley Gartersnakes overwinter in large groups. Here you can see a mass emergence of Valley Gartersnakes and Wandering Gartersnakes in early May, Lincoln County, Wyoming. © Leslie Schreiber
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Adult, Pacific County, Washington
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Adult, Pacific County, Washington |
Looking at the top of the heads can help to identify these sympatric species:
T. sirtalis - Common Gartersnake (Left) has a larger longer head with bigger eyes than T. ordinoides - Northwestern Gartersnake (Right.)
© Filip Tkaczyk |
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Snake in habitat, 4,100 ft.,
Kittitas County, Washington |
Snake in habitat,
Klickitat County, Washington |
Habitat, Klickitat County, Washington |
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Habitat, Kittitas County, Washington
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Habitat, Klickitat County, Washington |
Habitat, Pacific County, Washington |
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Short Video |
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A Valley Gartersnake is discovered resting in the sun near the edge of a mountain pond which is still half-surrounded by snow. When I get too close, the snake races off, showing the speed with which this gartersnake can crawl and swim to safety. |
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