Eastern Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis sauritus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Data
| French Name | Couleuvre 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 Status | Special 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. |
| Diet | Principally frogs, also other amphibians and fish. |
| Max. Recorded Length | 101.8 cm |
| Pet Trade Availability | 2 Sometimes available. |
| Captivity Rating | No 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.
