Redstripe ribbon snake
Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus, the redstripe ribbon snake, is a subspecies of the western ribbon snake, a garter snake endemic to the southern United States.
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
Semiaquatic animals are those that are primarily or partly terrestrial but that spend a large amount of time swimming or otherwise occupied in wate...
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starts withThis species has a distinctive red stripe down the center of the back, to which both the common name and the subspecific name refer.
It is found in West Texas on the Edwards Plateau.
It is semiaquatic, spending most of its time on the edge of permanent bodies of water such as swamps, ponds, lakes, or slow-moving streams. It is fast-moving and an excellent swimmer.
Its primary diet is amphibians, such as the northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans ), but it will also consume lizards and small rodents.
