Garter Snake Species Found in Wisconsin

1. Butler’s Garter Snake Thamnophis butleri
2. Western Ribbon Snake Thamnophis proximus
3. Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix
4. Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus
5. Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis

Articles and News

• 5 Mar 2013 Butler’s Garter Snake to Lose Protected Status in Wisconsin
• 29 Mar 2007 Wisconsin DNR Reduces Areas for Butler’s Garter
• 11 Feb 2007 Developer, Snakes Swap Land for Subdivisions, Habitat
• 30 Nov 2006 Butler’s Garter Won’t Be De-Listed in Wisconsin
• 30 Sep 2006 Butler’s Garter Controversy Goes National
• 28 Jul 2006 Legislature Threatens to De-List Butler’s Garter
• 9 Mar 2006 Butler’s Garters an Obstacle to Hospital Construction
• 10 May 2005 Environmental Triage for Butler’s Garters in Wisconsin
• 4 Apr 2005 Highway Project Includes Ecopassages for Butler’s Garters
• 18 Mar 2005 Sewerage District, Construction Firm Face Charges for Disturbing Butler’s Garter Habitat

Related Reading

• Guide and Reference to the Snakes of Eastern and Central North America (North of Mexico) by R. D. Bartlett and Patricia P. Bartlett (2006)
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• Snakes of the United States and Canada by Carl H. Ernst and Evelyn M. Ernst (2003)
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• Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region by James H. Harding (1997)
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• The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology by Douglas A. Rossman et al. (1996)
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• Reptiles and Amphibians of Wisconsin Field Guide by Stan Tekiela (2004)
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• Snakes of North America: Eastern and Central Regions by Alan Tennant (2003)
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