Garter Snakes of California
Ok I'm not a snakey person. I have trouble telling the different Garter snakes apart. Here are the ones I have photos of and what I think are their names.
All the garters are harmless to us, deadly to a wide variety of vertebrate prey including rodents, frogs, lizards and birds.
![Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi - Valley Gartersnake. - grid24_12 Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi - Valley Gartersnake. - grid24_12](/images/grid24_12/10915/images/animals/snakes/thamnophis-sirtalis-fitchi-valley-gartersnake-close.jpg)
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi - Valley Gartersnake
![Probably a Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi - Valley Gartersnake, after eating a vole or gopher. - grid24_12 Probably a Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi - Valley Gartersnake, after eating a vole or gopher. - grid24_12](/images/grid24_12/11434/reptiles-and-amphibians/garter-snake/garter-snake-lunch.jpg)
Probably a Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi - Valley Gartersnake, after eating a vole or gopher.