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Common Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis saurita

The Common Ribbon Snake is a slender, colorful snake that loves to swim! It has beautiful stripes and is often found near water. These friendly snakes are great at catching small fish and frogs.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Common Ribbon Snake is a slender reptile with a dark body, typically black, brown, or olive. It has three bright, distinct longitudinal stripes (yellow, white, or greenish) and a pale, unmarked belly. Its prominent side stripes help distinguish it from similar garter snakes.

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Common Ribbon Snake
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Common Ribbon Snake

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A ribbon snake's tail can be nearly one-third of its entire body length!

Ribbon snakes are born live, not from eggs, and are ready to hunt right away!

They can stay underwater for a surprisingly long time to catch their prey!

They often bask on branches over water, ready to drop in if danger appears!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Striped Camouflage

Common Ribbon Snakes have vibrant stripes that help them blend into tall grasses, making them almost invisible to predators.

Fähigkeit

Aquatic Agility

Common Ribbon Snakes can swim gracefully underwater, allowing them to ambush small fish and amphibians with ease.

Fähigkeit

Lightning Escape

Common Ribbon Snakes can rapidly slither away through dense vegetation because of their slender body, helping them escape danger quickly.

Maße und Details

Länge
46-100 cm
Gewicht
0.05-0.15 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
5 km/h
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
6 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-26
Maximale Tiefe
2 m

Ernährung und Fütterung

These agile hunters mostly eat small amphibians and fish found near water.

Hauptnahrung

  • frogs
  • salamanders
  • tadpoles
  • small fish
  • earthworms

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

eats tadpoles and small frogs

hunts

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

preys on small fish, including fry

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

is prey for larger raptors

hunts

Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum

consumes larvae and small adults

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a snake, it's best to watch from a distance and not touch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Ribbon Snake?

46-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Ribbon Snake?

0.05-0.15 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Ribbon Snake?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Common Ribbon Snake?

5 km/h

Was frisst Common Ribbon Snake?

These agile hunters mostly eat small amphibians and fish found near water.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Common Ribbon Snake?

6 km/h

Wo findet man Common Ribbon Snake normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Common Ribbon Snake?

Ambush

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