ing ▁St rip . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁US GS ▁Geographic ▁Names ▁Information ▁System ▁( GN IS ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁US - Count ies . com ▁ ▁City - Data . com ▁ ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Ch ick as aw ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁Category : T own ships ▁in ▁Iowa <0x0A> </s> ▁Th am n oph is ▁sa ur it us ▁sa ur it us , ▁the ▁eastern ▁rib bon ▁s nake ▁or ▁common ▁rib bon ▁s nake , ▁is ▁a ▁sub species ▁of ▁rib bon ▁s nake ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Some ▁similar ▁species ▁are ▁the ▁western ▁rib bon ▁s nake , ▁common ▁g arter ▁s nake , ▁Pla ins ▁g arter ▁s nake , ▁and ▁Butler ' s ▁g arter ▁s nake . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁sub species ▁are ▁the ▁northern ▁( T . ▁s . ▁sept entr ional is ), ▁Pen ins ula ▁( T . ▁s . ▁s ack en ii ), ▁and ▁bl uest ri pe ▁( T . ▁s . ▁n ita e ) ▁rib bon ▁sn akes . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁eastern ▁rib bon ▁s nake ▁gets ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁its ▁very ▁thin ▁body . ▁ ▁At ▁m atur ity , ▁it ▁grows ▁to ▁between ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 8 6   cm ▁in ▁length . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁sl ender , ▁black ▁s nake ▁with ▁a ▁yellow ▁mid - back ▁stri pe ▁and ▁one ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁ ▁A ▁brown ▁stri