An aquatic common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) swimming across a marshy area, in a beaver pond, on Rock Creek, in Missoula County, Montana. Ki

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An aquatic common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) swimming across a marshy area, in a beaver pond, on Rock Creek, in Missoula County, Montana. Past scientific synonyms include: Thamnophis sirtalis, Eutainia sirtalis, Eutænia sirtalis, Tropidonotus ordinatus, Tropidonotus sirtalis, and Coluber sirtalis. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Thamnophis Species: T. sirtalis

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Location: Rock Creek, Missoula County, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Martin Battilana Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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