garter snake

Noun

Meaning

any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

krait boa constrictor black rat grass snake rat snake coral snake coachwhip milk snake coachwhip snake pine snake ribbon snake water moccasin

Hypernyms

reptile colubrid colubrid snake

Hyponyms

ribbon snake thamnophis sirtalis common garter snake western ribbon snake thamnophis proximus thamnophis sauritus

Examples

The coast garter is another of the very variable subspecies of the western terrestrial garter snake. Source: Internet

We got to these rather late in the afternoon, and although we startled several San Francisco garter snakes and found a pretty San Francisco alligator lizard (), nary a coast garter snake was to be seen. Source: Internet

There are three subspecies of the common garter snake in the province : Puget Sound (found on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland), Valley (southern B.C. and the northern coast) and Red-sided (eastern edge near the prairie provinces). Source: Internet

This common garter snake has taken up residence near the pond and patio of the publisher's home. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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