ORANGE-STRIPE RIBBON SNAKE
Thamnophis proximus proximus
Constrictor- Nonvenomous
The Orange-Striped Ribbon snake is recognized as a subspecies of the Western ribbon snake. The dorsal color is black with white, or mint green skin between the scales. There are three longitudinal stripes. The dorsal stripe is usually orange. The lateral stripes are cream to yellow and are located on the third and fourth scale rows. Often there is a yellow or orange spot on the black head. The belly is, white to yellowish or greenish and is solid and unmarked.
The western ribbon snake is a medium-sized snake of Missouri adults measuring 20 – 30 inches in length.
It is considered to be one of the many garter snakes in Missouri.
It is seldom far from water. It lives in wooded areas near swamps, marshes, sloughs, ponds, streams, and rivers, and is often seen along banks of these bodies of water When captured they expel musk and thrash wildly about but are less likely to bite than other garters. Ribbonsnakes eat small frogs, toads, salamanders, earthworms and sometimes minnows.
The Orange-Striped Ribbon snake is recognized as a subspecies of the Western ribbon snake. The dorsal color is black with white, or mint green skin between the scales. There are three longitudinal stripes. The dorsal stripe is usually orange. The lateral stripes are cream to yellow and are located on the third and fourth scale rows. Often there is a yellow or orange spot on the black head. The belly is, white to yellowish or greenish and is solid and unmarked.
The western ribbon snake is a medium-sized snake of Missouri adults measuring 20 – 30 inches in length.
It is considered to be one of the many garter snakes in Missouri.
It is seldom far from water. It lives in wooded areas near swamps, marshes, sloughs, ponds, streams, and rivers, and is often seen along banks of these bodies of water When captured they expel musk and thrash wildly about but are less likely to bite than other garters. Ribbonsnakes eat small frogs, toads, salamanders, earthworms and sometimes minnows.
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