What kind of snake is this please? Found 5PM in the grass in a yard, next to some woods, about 12 to 16 inches long, see pictures.
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What kind of snake?- NC, USA
scotthere
Jun 12, 2008 09:31 PM
Replies (4)
Fish_Demon
Jun 12, 2008 10:16 PM
Looks like a harmless Checkered Gartersnake to me.
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- Natalie
(San Francisco Bay Area)
1.0 Banded California King
1.0 Mexican Black King
1.0 Bay of LA Rosy Boa
0.1 San Ignacio Rosy Boa
0.1 Ortiz Rosy Boa
2.3 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1 Saharan Sand Boa
1.2 Rubber Boas
0.1 Pickering's Gartersnake
DMong
Jun 12, 2008 11:46 PM
Although it looks very similar to the Checkered Garter Snake(marcianus), they are more of a western subspecies. In the Area of North Carolina, it would be an Eastern Garter Snake(Thamnophis s. sirtalis).
best regards, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
Fish_Demon
Jun 13, 2008 12:45 AM
Didn't even see the location in the title. 
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- Natalie
(San Francisco Bay Area)
1.0 Banded California King
1.0 Mexican Black King
1.0 Bay of LA Rosy Boa
0.1 San Ignacio Rosy Boa
0.1 Ortiz Rosy Boa
2.3 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1 Saharan Sand Boa
1.2 Rubber Boas
0.1 Pickering's Gartersnake
batrachos
Jun 13, 2008 11:09 AM
Yep, classic eastern gartersnake. Harmless, but often feisty if caught. They eat amphibians, small fish, earthworms, etc.
