: any of a genus (Thamnophis) of harmless viviparous American snakes with longitudinal stripes on the back
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The crushed garter snake is scrawled on the tarmac in an ampersand.—Rosanna Warren, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025 The Sierra garter snake told us this is not the case.—Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025 The garter snakes were all safely released on the same property away from where the crews were digging.—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Snakes like the red-sided garter snake are known to be great pets.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for garter snake
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