Eastern Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis sauritus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Species Data

French NameCouleuvre mince
Canadian Range Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec
U.S. Range Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin
Legal StatusSpecial Concern in Ontario, Threatened in Nova Scotia (COSEWIC). Endangered in Illinois and Wisconsin. Lower Keys population Threatened in Florida. Special Concern in Kentucky and Maine. Consult provincial or state pages for legal restrictions on keeping this species in captivity.
DietPrincipally frogs, also other amphibians and fish.
Max. Recorded Length 101.8 cm
Pet Trade Availability2 – Sometimes available.
Captivity RatingNo data available.

Subspecies

Blue-striped Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus nitae Rossman, 1963
Blue-striped subspecies from the same region of the Florida panhandle as the Blue-striped Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis similis; not recognized by Collins.
Peninsular Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus sackenii (Kennicott, 1859)
Found in southeastern Georgia and most of peninsular Florida.
Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus sauritus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Found south of the Great Lakes basin and north of the Florida peninsula and southeastern Georgia
Northern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis Rossman, 1963
Great Lakes basin, western New York, Maine and Nova Scotia.

Photos

Northern Ribbon Snake (T. s. septentrionalis). Bruce County, Ontario, 2003. Photo: Jonathan Crowe.

Northern Ribbon Snake (T. s. septentrionalis). Pontiac County, Quebec, 2004. Photo: Mathieu Ouellette.

Northern Ribbon Snake (T. s. septentrionalis), juvenile. Pontiac County, Quebec, 2004. Photo: Mathieu Ouellette.

Description

The description for this species has not yet been written.

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