Blackneck Garter Snake
Thamnophis cyrtopsis

• Order: Squamata
• Suborder: Serpentes
• Family: Natricidae (Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes)
• Species: Thamnophis cyrtopsis (tham-NO-fis sear-TOP-sis)
• Common English Name: Blackneck Garter Snake
• Common Spanish Name: Culebrilla Ciega Texana

Thamnophis cyrtopsis. Photographer: Dr. Carl S. Lieb. Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth Co., TX.

Last Update: 16 Jul 2009