Aquatic Garter Snake

Thamnophis atratus

The Aquatic Garter Snake is a friendly snake that loves to swim and hunt for fish. It has beautiful stripes and can often be found near water, making it a special sight to see!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Aquatic Garter Snake is typically dark olive to black with a dull yellow or orange stripe often running down its back. It sometimes has fainter side stripes. Its plain dark belly helps distinguish it and provides camouflage in murky water.

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Aquatic Garter Snake

Categoría

Reptiles

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Its tongue flicking not only tastes the air but also smells underwater to find hidden prey!

These snakes give birth to live babies, swimming immediately after they are born!

They can eat poisonous newts and salamanders that would make other animals very sick!

When scared, they might release a smelly, musky liquid to make predators think twice about eating them!

Habilidades especiales

Aquatic Garter Snake can hunt fish underwater because it has great vision and can hold its breath for several minutes.

Aquatic Garter Snake has unique physiological resistance that lets it safely eat poisonous newts and salamanders.

Aquatic Garter Snake has a sleek body and keeled scales that help it glide effortlessly and quickly through water.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 46-100 cm
Peso: 0.05-0.2 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 8 km/h
Velocidad de nado: 1.5 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 3 m

Dieta y alimentación

An agile hunter, it eats small fish, amphibians, and invertebrates found in its watery home.

Alimentos principales

Fish
Frogs
Tadpoles
Salamanders
Newts
Leeches

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

often hunts small fish like trout in its streams and ponds.

eats

California Newt

Taricha torosa

consumes newts, including their toxic skin, showing unique immunity.

eaten by

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

hunted by various wading birds and raptors near water sources.

eats

Northern Red-legged Frog

Rana aurora

preys on various frogs and their tadpoles found in aquatic habitats.

Rasgos

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Piscívoro

Los organismos piscívoros son animales que subsisten principalmente de una dieta a base de peces.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.