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garter snake
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gar·ter snake
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a harmless North American snake (genus Thamnophis, family Colubridae) that typically has well-defined longitudinal stripes.
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DNR compromises to protect garter snake, development; New policy eases costs, hassles for builders
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/10/2005; ; 700+ words
; It took 12 snakes and almost five...The Butler's garter snake, a protected species...where a Butler's garter snake is located, but...instances where snakes were allowed to...Twelve Butler's garter snakes were discovered...could identify the snake. He spent an ...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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SCALES OF BEAUTY; Learn the riches of garter snakes.(Life-Discovery)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...other day and I saw a garter snake slipping through...Instead, I admired the snake's seemingly effortless...heard many stories of snakes found in yards and...would have to be the garter snake - the very same species...most widely distributed snake in all of the United...places ...
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Ecology and Morphology of Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus (Maritime Garter Snakes) on Georges Island, Nova Scotia
Magazine article from: Northeastern Naturalist; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...October 1993, a total of 391 garter snakes were marked. The total male...0; population density of snakes > 1 year old was minimally...subcaudal scales. Adult garter snakes on Georges Island are slightly...Allen) (Maritime Garter Snake) (nomenclature follows Collins...
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Garter snakes emerge to slither and mate
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 5/20/2008; ; 678 words
; ...The delicate red garter snakes emerged from...many slithering snakes fascinated 10...I like watching snakes," said CJ, as...brilliantly coloured garters. If she did not...rear end of the snake. They use pheromones...where she has seen garters -- which can swim...signs at the ...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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BUILDERS VS. GARTER SNAKES GROUP ASKING STATE LAWMAKERS AND DNR TO REMOVE PROTECTED STATUS OF BUTLER GARTER SNAKE.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 12/16/2003; 691 words
; ...studying the Butler garter snake and frequently...up a nest of the snakes. Other projects...accommodate the snakes. Scott Mathie...officials to remove the snake's special status...building where the snake has been detected...crossbreeding between Butler garters and more common ...
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Garter snakes yield sexual chemistry.
Magazine article from: Science News; 7/22/1989; ; 700+ words
; Garter snakes yield sexual chemistry...red-sided garter snake, marking a rare instance...spring, male garter snakes gather in groups of...such as brown tree snakes, suggest females...may help to maintain snake species or promote...
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She-male garter snakes: some like it hot.(snake uses trick to create warmth and protection)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 11/17/2001; ; 700+ words
; Male garter snakes limping out of hibernation...scientists know how these awakening snakes attract other males. The fakery...NATURE. They propose that these snakes creeping out of 8 months of...want is a whole bunch of warm snakes on top of you," says Shine...a subspecies of the garter ...
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Garter snake. (Nature Watch).
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 10/1/2001; 476 words
; Did You Know? Garter snakes are some of the most common snakes in North America. Often striped...earthworms, and rodents. Garter snakes don't have any poison, so...After a large meal, a garter snake won't have to feed again for...
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Randy reptiles: curious clockwork spurs sex drive in snakes. (mating behavior of the red-sided garter snake)
Magazine article from: Science News; 5/11/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...clockwork that turns these snakes into such ardent suitors...vertebrates, the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis...the male red-sided garter spurns sex when its...soars. Rather, the snake's summer hormonal...five male red-sided garters by placing them in cold...hibernation, ...
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She-male snakes need their love to keep them warm. (discoveries).(mating behaviour of garter snakes)
Magazine article from: Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication; 2/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...when some male red-sided garters impersonate females and find...ball. These "she-male" snakes fool the males by exuding...ve found the answer. All snakes are ectothermic, or cold-blooded. When a garter snake emerges from the cold ground...have shown that she-male garters are slower ...
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garter snake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
garter snake harmless snake of the genus Thamnophis...cm) long. Most garter snakes are striped or banded lengthwise...than the related water snakes, they are found near water...more. The common garter snake of the NE United States...
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snake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...family Colubridae; most of these are nonvenomous. Among the harmless colubrid snakes of North America are the garter snakes (including the ribbon snake), the water snakes, the green, or grass, snakes, the black snakes , the racers , the king...
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Snakes
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Snakes Snakes are limbless reptiles with long, cylindrical...to describe the poison produced by a snake. All snakes are carnivores (meat-eaters) and...Colubridae (king snakes, water snakes, garter snakes, black snakes, and adders...
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Behavior, Genetic Basis of
Book article from: Biology
...for aggression in honeybees, courtship in Drosophila, breeding behaviors of cichlid fishes, food preferences in garter snakes, bird migratory and nesting behaviors, and bird distress calls. Genes and Human Behavior The foregoing observations...
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Viviparity
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...montremes, lay eggs. Some snakes, such as the Garter snake, are viviparous. So...viviparous. Although certain snakes give birth to live young...not viviparous. These snakes hatch from eggs which...the body of the parent snake. Because these young...
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