garter snake

garter snake

n.

Any of various nonvenomous North and Central American snakes of the genus Thamnophis, having longitudinal stripes.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

garter snake - any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes grass snake colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes genus Thamnophis, Thamnophis - garter snakes common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis - a garter snake that is widespread in North America ribbon snake, Thamnophis sauritus - slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places Thamnophis proximus, Western ribbon snake - yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics