California Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis). Defensive behavior posture provoked by the disturbance in a vivarium.
California Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis). San Francisco Bay area. Identification; red spots along a black lateral sides help distinguish from T. s. tetrataenia - San Francisco sub-species, (which has a continuous uninterrupted red lateral side stripe). Bred and kept in a vivarium.
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