The Eastern Blackneck Garter Snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis, was one of many exciting species I ran across at Wild Basin this weekend. The orange stripe running down it’s back made this quite friend stand out along the rocky surface
The Eastern Blackneck Garter Snake is found throughout Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. This garter snakes is found in desert and forest areas but typically found near a water sources to support it’s diet of amphibians and fish.
My INaturalist post can be found here
Habitat and diet description found from http://www.herpsoftexas.org/content/black-necked-gartersnake