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garter snake
noun
: any of a genus (Thamnophis) of harmless viviparous American snakes with longitudinal stripes on the back
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In the last century, the giant garter snake’s population has declined by more than 90%, the governor’s announcement declared.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Senate Bill 765, sponsored by GOP Senator Roger Niell, names the giant garter snake () as the state snake.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Senate Bill 765, sponsored by GOP Senator Roger Niell, names the giant garter snake () as the state snake.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for garter snake
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“Garter snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garter%20snake. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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