Note: Technically are venomous, except they only cause slight skin irritation, and it is not very common.

Names: Adder, blue spotted snake, broad garter snake, brown snake, Churchhill’s garter snake, common streaked snake, common striped snake, dusky garter snake, first and last garden snake, grass garter snake, green spotted garter snake, hooped snake.

Average length: 18-26 in.

Juveniles: Same as adults.

Habitats: Hardwood and pine forests; lowland and upland grasslands and balds; abandoned fields in various stages of succession; along the margins of creeks, rivers, ponds, and lakes; agricultural and urban areas; and freshwater marshes.