Blackbelly Garter Snake
Thamnophis melanogaster
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Thamnophis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Blackbelly Garter Snake (Thamnophis melanogaster) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, tropical dry forest and 32 more. Common: recorded in 102 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Forest Edges
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Plateaus
- Valleys
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
Related snakes
- Giant Garter Snake Thamnophis gigas
- Two-striped Garter Snake Thamnophis hammondii
- Liner's Garter Snake (bogerti) Thamnophis bogerti
- Liner's Garter Snake Thamnophis lineri
- Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix
- Longtail Alpine Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris
- Butler's Garter Snake Thamnophis butleri
- Common Gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis
- Western Aquatic Garter Snake Thamnophis couchii
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans
- Highland Garter Snake Thamnophis fulvus
- Blackneck Garter Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.