Sentences with phrase «common garter»

They are the single most widely distributed species of reptile in North America, and in fact, the common garter snake, T. sirtalis, is the only species of snake to be found in Alaska.

Common garter snakes, along with four other snake species, have evolved the ability to eat extremely toxic species such as the rough - skinned newt — amphibians that would kill a human predator — thanks to at least 100 million years of evolution, according to Joel McGlothlin, an assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Science and a Fralin Life Science Institute affiliate.

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I am guessing the most common answers to those questions are garter snake, green anole, red - eared slider and bullfrog — those are all pretty terrible choices.

Non poisonous snakes common here are Garter and Black Rat snakes.

The musk, a defense common to garters in general, is remarkably unpleasant.