Western Ribbon Snake

Wisconsin status: endangered

length: 20-30 inches

There are less than a half dozen records of this endangered snake being seen in Wisconsin. All of them were seen in or next to open, mostly marshy, wetland habitat.

This is the western ribbon snake range map--range is in brown.

The western ribbon snake is similar to the other garter snakes, but it is more slender like the northern ribbon snake. The side (lateral) stripes on this snake are greenish-white and its belly is white.

This snake eats tadpoles, frogs that have just gone through metamorphosis, small salamanders and fish.