Western Ribbon Snake
Western Ribbon Snake ~ Thamnophis proximus
Genus: Thamnophis
Species: proximus
Adult body length: 20 - 30 inches
Body length at birth: 6 - 12 inches
Breeding period: April - May
Young per year: 4 - 27 young per year
Typical foods: tadpoles, amphibians, fish, salamanders
Habitat: streams, lakes, marshes, and sandy banks
Can be found: from Indiana to Nebraska, south to Louisiana and Texas
Short description: non-venomous, medium headed, rounded head, slender, smooth scales, rounded pupils
General description:
The Western Ribon Snake is a harmful, non-venomous
snake, Its is a very slender snake. Its body color is black
with a white, yellow, or red stripe running down the center
of its back, and two yellow or white stripes running down
its side, one on each side. It belly color is normally white.
November 07 2007 03:32 pm