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style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)">Plains garter snake </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Plains_gartersnake.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Plains_gartersnake.jpg/220px-Plains_gartersnake.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Plains_gartersnake.jpg/330px-Plains_gartersnake.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Plains_gartersnake.jpg/440px-Plains_gartersnake.jpg 2x" data-file-width="803" data-file-height="477" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"> <th colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Conservation_status" title="Conservation status">Conservation status</a></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div style="text-align: center"><span class="mw-default-size skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/220px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/330px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg/440px-Status_iucn3.1_LC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="137" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Least_Concern" class="mw-redirect" title="Least Concern">Least Concern</a> <small> (<a href="/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN 3.1</a>)</small></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; min-width:15em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">Scientific classification</a> <span class="plainlinks taxobox-edit-taxonomy skin-invert" style="font-size:smaller; float:right; padding-right:0.4em; margin-left:-3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Template:Taxonomy/Thamnophis" title="Edit this classification"><img alt="Edit this classification" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/23px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Domain: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eukaryote" title="Eukaryote">Eukaryota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kingdom: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal" title="Animal">Animalia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phylum: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chordate" title="Chordate">Chordata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Class: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reptile" title="Reptile">Reptilia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Squamata" title="Squamata">Squamata</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Suborder: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snake" title="Snake">Serpentes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colubridae" title="Colubridae">Colubridae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Garter_snake" title="Garter snake"><i>Thamnophis</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>T. radix</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><span style="font-weight:normal;"></span><i>Thamnophis radix</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Spencer_Fullerton_Baird" title="Spencer Fullerton Baird">Baird</a> & <a href="/wiki/Charles_Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Girard" title="Charles Frédéric Girard">Girard</a>, 1853)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><i>Eutainia radix</i> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Baird & Girard, 1853</span></li> <li><i>Tropidonotus sirtalis</i> var. <i>radix</i> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">— <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Jan" title="Giorgio Jan">Jan</a>, 1865</span></li> <li><i>Tropidonotus ordinatus</i> var. <i>radix</i> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">— <a href="/wiki/George_Albert_Boulenger" title="George Albert Boulenger">Boulenger</a>, 1893</span></li> <li><i>Eutaenia radix</i> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">— <a href="/wiki/Edward_Drinker_Cope" title="Edward Drinker Cope">Cope</a>, 1900</span></li> <li><i>Thamnophis radix</i> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">— <a href="/wiki/Leonhard_Hess_Stejneger" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonhard Hess Stejneger">Stejneger</a> & <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Barbour" title="Thomas Barbour">Barbour</a>, 1917</span></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p>The <b>plains garter snake</b> (<i><b>Thamnophis radix</b></i>) is a species of <a href="/wiki/Garter_snake" title="Garter snake">garter snake</a> native to most of the central United States as far north as Canada and as far south as <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. It has a distinctive orange or yellow stripe from its head to tail, and the rest of its body is mainly a gray-green color. The snake is commonly found living near water sources such as streams and ponds, but can also be found in urban areas and <a href="/wiki/Land_lot" title="Land lot">vacant lots</a>. Although the IUCN lists the species as "Least Concern", some states have given it their own special status. This species is mildly venomous, although the venom is not toxic to humans.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plains_garter_snake&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physical">Physical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plains_garter_snake&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Physical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Poledancer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Poledancer.jpg/220px-Poledancer.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Poledancer.jpg/330px-Poledancer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Poledancer.jpg/440px-Poledancer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><i>Thamnophis radix</i></figcaption></figure> <p>The plains garter snake has either an orange or yellow stripe down its back and distinctive black bars on its lip.<sup id="cite_ref-Petersons_Guide_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Petersons_Guide-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stripe normally starts at the head and continues all the way to the tail tip.<sup id="cite_ref-UMinn1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMinn1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-INHS_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INHS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lateral_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lateral (anatomy)">Lateral</a> stripes are located on the third and fourth scale rows and are normally a greenish-yellow color.<sup id="cite_ref-UMinn1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMinn1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-INHS_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INHS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its belly is gray-green with small dark spots along the edges.<sup id="cite_ref-INHS_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INHS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most have distinctive light yellow spots on the top of the head.<sup id="cite_ref-UMinn1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMinn1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-INHS_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INHS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The snake is described as medium-sized and is on average around 3 ft (0.91 m).<sup id="cite_ref-UMinn1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMinn1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Behavior">Behavior</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plains_garter_snake&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Behavior"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Described as "one of the most cold-tolerant snakes", on warmer winter days, it often comes out of <a href="/wiki/Hibernation" title="Hibernation">hibernation</a> to bask in the sun.<sup id="cite_ref-INHS_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INHS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is most active between April and late October depending on location.<sup id="cite_ref-UOklahoma_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UOklahoma-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mating normally takes place in April or May and birth takes place between August and October.<sup id="cite_ref-INHS_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INHS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Courtship usually occurs near the communal hibernation site, and polygynous <a href="/wiki/Mating_system" title="Mating system">mating systems</a> have been observed.<sup id="cite_ref-UOklahoma_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UOklahoma-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The snake's typical diet consists of <a href="/wiki/Earthworm" title="Earthworm">earthworms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slug" title="Slug">slugs</a>, and small amphibians,<sup id="cite_ref-INHS_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INHS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UMich1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMich1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including the <a href="/wiki/Larvae" class="mw-redirect" title="Larvae">larvae</a> of <a href="/wiki/Salamander" title="Salamander">salamanders</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UOklahoma_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UOklahoma-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has also been observed eating small mammals and birds, such as <a href="/wiki/Bank_swallow" class="mw-redirect" title="Bank swallow">bank swallows</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_meadowlark" title="Eastern meadowlark">eastern meadowlarks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UMich1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMich1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Habitat">Habitat</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plains_garter_snake&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Habitat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The plains garter snake is commonly found in <a href="/wiki/Meadow" title="Meadow">meadows</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prairie" title="Prairie">prairies</a> adjacent to water sources, such as <a href="/wiki/Marshland" class="mw-redirect" title="Marshland">marshes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stream" title="Stream">streams</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pond" title="Pond">ponds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UOklahoma_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UOklahoma-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In built-up areas of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago area">Chicago area</a>, it has been observed in abandoned buildings, trash heaps, and vacant lots.<sup id="cite_ref-UOklahoma_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UOklahoma-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Populations in urban and suburban areas have been greatly reduced due to building activities and <a href="/wiki/Pesticide" title="Pesticide">pesticide</a> use.<sup id="cite_ref-UNM_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its habitat range overlaps with that of the <a href="/wiki/Common_garter_snake" title="Common garter snake">common garter snake</a> (<i>Thamnophis sirtalis</i>) in many areas, and it is thought the two species may hybridize.<sup id="cite_ref-UOklahoma_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UOklahoma-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UNM_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geographic_range">Geographic range</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plains_garter_snake&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geographic range"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The snake ranges across a broad area of North America from as far north as central <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> to as far south as <a href="/wiki/Northern_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Texas">Northern Texas</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>. In the United States, it is also found in <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a>, eastern <a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a>, northern <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, eastern <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>, southern <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, northwestern <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>, Oklahoma, Nebraska and the northern half of Missouri. A small population is also in Ohio.<sup id="cite_ref-UOklahoma_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UOklahoma-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IUCN_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IUCN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Canada, the species is also found in <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IUCN_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IUCN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can be found at elevations from 400 to 7,500 feet, but prefers to stay under 6,000 feet.<sup id="cite_ref-IUCN_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IUCN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Subspecies">Subspecies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plains_garter_snake&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Subspecies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Formerly, two subspecies of the plains garter snake were widely recognized, but most authorities have since dropped recognition of them. The first, <i>T. r. radix</i>, was commonly referred to as the <b>eastern plains garter snake</b>, while <i>T. r. haydeni</i> (<a href="/wiki/Robert_Kennicott" title="Robert Kennicott">Kennicott</a>, 1860) was commonly referred to as the <b>western plains garter snake</b>. However, the distinction between the two of them is weak, partly based on the number of scales and partly on slight coloration differences, with <i>T. r. haydeni</i> said to have cleaner markings and more ventral and neck scales. As the two subspecies share the same habitat in many regions of the United States, further complicated by their strikingly similar appearance, many authorities now do not recognize them. </p><p>The subspecific name <i>haydeni</i> was in honor of <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> <a href="/wiki/Geologist" title="Geologist">geologist</a> <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Vandeveer_Hayden" title="Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden">Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conservation">Conservation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plains_garter_snake&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Conservation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The plains garter snake is listed as <a href="/wiki/Least_Concern" class="mw-redirect" title="Least Concern">Least Concern</a> (IUCN 3.1) by the <a href="/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN Red List</a> due to the snake's ability to modify its habitat, its wide distribution and its presumed large population.<sup id="cite_ref-IUCN_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IUCN-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the species is considered to be <a href="/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered</a> in Ohio and it is on a state list of endangered species.<sup id="cite_ref-UOklahoma_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UOklahoma-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Wisconsin, it is a species of special concern.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Plains_garter_snake&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Plains Garter Snake. (Arkive.org). 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 February</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Ohio%27s+Endangered+Species&rft.pub=Ohio+DNR&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnr.state.oh.us%2Fwildlife%2FHome%2Fresources%2Fmgtplans%2Fendangered%2Ftabid%2F6005%2FDefault.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APlains+garter+snake" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110609225604/http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/biodiversity/index.asp?mode=info&Grp=49&SpecCode=ARADB36100">"Plains Gartersnake (<i>Thamnophis radix</i>) Endangered Resources Program Species Information"</a>. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/biodiversity/index.asp?mode=info&Grp=49&SpecCode=ARADB36100">the original</a> on 9 June 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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