Garter Snake Research Paper

The californian red-sided garter snake is a extraordinary snake that people don’t know about. The snake is found on the west coast of North America. The red-sided garter snake is, “ dark green or black colored. Three, well-defined yellow stripes stretch along the backs and lateral sides of the body. Space between the stripes is filled with red or orange vertical bars” (soft schools- interesting red-sided garter snake facts”. The snake is not found much because natural disaster kill them easily. The red-sided garter snakes “kingdom is animalia, phylum is chordata, class is reptilia, order is squamata, suborder is serpentes, family colubridae, genus is thamnophis, and species is t. Sirtalis” ( wikipedia- scientific classification). Garter snakes have adapted to many ecosystems, there are thirty different types of garter snakes that stretch all of north and south america. Some snakes live in the heat of Texas up to the cold in Canada. The red-sided garter snake's lineage stops at the top of the tree with the word "Colubridae". To find the red-sided garter snake you can really look any wear on the west coast. They live in, “The habitat of the common garter snake ranges from forests, fields, and prairies to streams, wetlands, meadows, marshes, and ponds, and it is often found near water. It is found at altitudes from sea level to …show more content…
“After emerging from brumation, the red-sided garter snakes start mating. The males awaken and come out of the cavities first to prepare for the mating process. On the other hand, the female snakes give off a sex-specific pheromone to attract a large number of males. This often leads to the formation of a mating ball in which the male snakes compete to secure the breeding rights. After copulation, the female looks for food and the proper place for giving birth. They are ovoviviparous, giving birth to live baby snakes” (Coniferous forest - mating and