Meanings
plural garter snakes
- Any of various species of nonvenomous snakes of the genus Thamnophis, native to America, with longitudinal stripes.
Synonyms: garden snake, gardener snake
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various species of nonvenomous snakes of the genus Thamnophis, native to America, with longitudinal stripes.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic غَرْطَر
- غَرْطَر (ḡarṭar)snake of the genus Thamnophis
Dutch kousenbandslang
- kousenbandslangsnake of the genus Thamnophis
Finnish sukkanauhakäärme
- sukkanauhakäärmesnake of the genus Thamnophis
Italian serpente giarrettiera
- serpente giarrettierasnake of the genus Thamnophis
Russian подвя́зочная змея́, садо́вый уж
- подвя́зочная змея́ (podvjázočnaja zmejá)snake of the genus Thamnophis
- садо́вый уж (sadóvyj už)snake of the genus Thamnophis
Swedish strumpebandssnok
- strumpebandssnoksnake of the genus Thamnophis
Tamil கார்ட்டர் பாம்பு
- கார்ட்டர் பாம்பு (kārṭṭar pāmpu)snake of the genus Thamnophis
Ukrainian вуж
- вуж (vuž)snake of the genus Thamnophis
Cite this entry
garter snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garter%20snake
“garter snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garter%20snake. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garter snake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garter%20snake.
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