garter snake

English

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, the Eastern garter snake

Noun

garter snake (plural garter snakes)

1. Any of various species of nonvenomous snakes of the genus Thamnophis, native to America, with longitudinal stripes.

Synonyms

• garden snake, gardener snake (both of eggcorn origin)

Derived terms

• Texas garter snake

Translations

snake of the genus Thamnophis

• Finnish: sukkanauhakäärme (fi)
• Italian: serpente giarrettiera m
• Russian: подвя́зочная змея́ f (podvjázočnaja zmejá), садо́вый уж m (sadóvyj už)
• Swedish: strumpebandssnok (sv) c
• Tamil: கார்ட்டர் பாம்பு (kārṭṭar pāmpu)
• Ukrainian: вуж m (vuž) (Canada)

References

• garter snake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thamnophis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thamnophis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons