Short-headed Garter Snake vs. Common Ribbon Snake

A Common Ribbon Snake is whip-thin, with a tail about a third of its length, a white mark right in front of the eye, and its side stripe on scale rows 3 and 4. A Short-headed Garter Snake is stouter, with a shorter tail, a tiny head, no white mark before the eye, and its side stripe lower, on rows 2 and 3.

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