<p>A thin black snake with three pale lines on top and light belly with a dark checkered pattern.</p>
<p>A very common snake species across North America. They prefer aquatic habitats such as ponds or freshwater wetlands. Karst areas provide ideal hibernation crevasses which rarely drop below freezing.</p>
<ul><li>Keywords: snake; garter snake</li></ul>
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