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Definition of wandering garter snake

wandering garter snake

Plural:wandering garter snakes
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wandering garter snake Lexical Profile

• noun

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North American A highly adaptable subspecies of the western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans), native to western North America and characterized by a brownish or grayish body with a faint dorsal stripe and checkered spots.

Example

"During our hike through the foothills of the Rockies, we carefully stepped around a wandering garter snake basking on a sunlit rock."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Named for its remarkably broad geographic range and ability to adapt to diverse habitats ('wandering'), combined with 'garter snake', a name inspired by the snake's longitudinal stripes that resemble traditional striped garters.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wandering garter snake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wandering garter snake
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