Mexican Garter Snake

Thamnophis eques (Reuss, 1834)

Spanish Name(s)	Culebra de Agua Nómada Mexicano Culebra de Agua Nómada Mexicano Meridional (T. e. eques) Culebra de Agua Nómada Mexicano Septentrional (T. e. megalops) Culebra de Agua Nómada Mexicano de Rayas-azules (T. e. virgatenuis)
U.S. Range	Arizona and New Mexico
Mexican Range	Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Distrito Federal, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tlaxcala, Veracruz and Zacatecas
Legal Status	Endangered in Arizona and New Mexico. Consult provincial or state pages for legal restrictions on keeping this species in captivity.
Diet	Amphibians and fish; earthworms, leeches, lizards and rodents have also been recorded.
Max. Recorded Length	112 cm
Pet Trade Availability	Not available or unknown availability.
Captivity Rating	No data available.

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Southern Mexican Garter Snake Thamnophis eques eques (Reuss, 1834): Found from Veracruz to Zacatecas.
Northern Mexican Garter Snake Thamnophis eques megalops (Kennicott, 1860): Found from Hidalgo to Arizona.
Blue-striped Mexican Garter Snake Thamnophis eques virgatenuis Conant, 1963: Found in Chihuaha and Durango at high elevations only; discontinuous range.