| Redstripe Ribbon Snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Thamnophis |
| Species: | T. proximus |
| Subspecies: | T. p. rubrilineatus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus Rossman, 1963 |
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The Redstripe Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus rubrilineatus) is a subspecies of garter snake found in the southern United States. It is semi-aquatic, spending most of its time on the edge of permanent bodies of water: Swamps, ponds, lakes, or slow moving streams. Their primary diet is amphibians, such as the northern cricket frog, (Acris crepitans), but they will also consume lizards, and small rodents. They get their common name from the distinctive red stripe down the center of their back. They are fast moving, and excellent swimmers.