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Recent Examples of garter snake
The crushed garter snake is scrawled on the tarmac in an ampersand.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garter snake
Noun
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Non-venomous serpents include rat, garter, bull and water snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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In 2016, 20 southern banded water snakes were pulled from the area.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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In one YouTube video, Stanberry holds a venomous coral snake, explaining the differences between the species and other similar-looking snakes.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the Southeast, there are several venomous snakes that could potentially cause an injury to a human or pet: three species of rattlesnakes (eastern diamondback, timber, and pygmy), copperhead, cotton mouth (also known as water moccasins), and coral snake, says Maerz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If there was a six-foot gopher snake roaming the property, why not a rattlesnake, too?—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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However, gopher snakes tend to be a bit bigger than rattlesnakes — typically measuring up to 8 feet in length.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Other snakes seen during the biannual Snake Road movement include nonvenomous plain-bellied water snakes, rough green snakes, and Western ribbon snakes, as well as venomous species like the northern copperhead and timber rattlesnake.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rat snakes eat small rodents, green snakes will snack on insects and garden snakes feed on worms.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Often mistaken for king snakes or milk snakes, coral snakes display distinctive red, yellow, and black rings encircling their bodies.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Their distinctive bright colors of red, yellow and black are easily confused with the nonvenomous milk snake and the scarlet kingsnake, which has red, black, yellow or white banding.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Among the common non-venomous snakes found around here are garter, rat and bull snakes.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
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According to wildlife specialist Kayla Jobe, who spoke with KOKI, bull snakes are not venomous and can be helpful to have near (but not in) your home since the reptile eats small rodents.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Scott Reef is a remote ecosystem millions of years old that’s home to a diverse array of marine life including endangered dusky sea snakes and migratory pygmy blue whales.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Take, for example, a species of sea snake that inhabits the inland bays of New Caledonia, an island in the Pacific Ocean.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, the zoo released 75 Louisiana pine snakes into the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana, according to a social media post from the establishment.—
Nicholas Rice,
Peoplemag,
19 May 2024
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The Florida pine snake, also found in southeast Alabama, is often mistaken for the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.—
Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com,
al,
15 Aug. 2022
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“Garter snake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garter%20snake. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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