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[[Image:Garter snake 240x180 border.jpg|250px|thumb|right|'''Garter snake''' (© RVC)]]
[[Image:Garter snake 240x180 border.jpg|250px|thumb|right|'''Garter snake''' (© RVC)]]
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Garter snakes (''Thamnophis'' spp.) are in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae and are extremely common pet snakes. They are very agile and live between three to 10 years in captivity.
Garter snakes (''Thamnophis'' spp.) are in the subfamily Natricinae of the family [[Colubrids|Colubridae]] and are extremely common pet snakes. They are very agile and live between three to 10 years in captivity.
==Morphology==
==Morphology==
They may attain over a metre (4 ft) and characteristically have three yellowish lateral stripes and a double row of spots between the stripes but the morphology is extremely variable.
They may attain over a metre (4 ft) and characteristically have three yellowish lateral stripes and a double row of spots between the stripes but the morphology is extremely variable.