Great Garter
Snakes
By: Brendon Ruzicka
What does my animal look
like?
Garter snakes can be yellow, green, and orange. They have scales all
over their body. They grow to 2 feet long. Some grow to 4 feet long. At
birth they are 7.5-9 inches long. They have no ears or tails.
What does my animal eat?
The Garter snake is a carnivore so it eats Insects,
Earthworms, Frogs, Toads, Salamanders, and it eats
mice when it is older.
Where does my animal live?
Garter snakes live in wet meadows and damp forests in the
U.S.A. and all over the world.
What adaptations does it
have to help it survive?
Adaptation
Camouflage skin
Musk
Tongue
How It helps the Animal
Survive
It can hide from
predators.
It can protect it self from
predators.
To pick up the scent of
other Garter snakes.
Here are some amazing facts:

Garter snakes can release a smelly, bad tasting fluid,
called musk.

Male Garter snakes watch for female Garter snakes who
may want to mate.