Snakes
Butlers Garter Snake
Thamnophis butleri - 38-51 cm;
record 69.2cm - black or brown-green with 3 yellow stripes
- stripes may be orange
- lateral stripes on scale row 3 extending onto row 2 below and 5 above
- towards back of body lateral stripe on scale rows 2 and 3
- smallish head
- belly green-yellow
- only found in SW Ontario
- scales keeled; anal scale single
- gives birth to live young
- ENDANGERED
