CHECKERED GARTER SNAKE - thamnophis marcianus

Natural Habitat: Southern United States 

Size: Adults - 2 FEET

Longevity: 10 yrs.

Food:  In The Wild - frogs, small lizards, worms, crickets, small birds, fish
           In Captivity - worms, fish, mice, raw chicken hearts  
     
Method Of Eating: grab and swallow

Venomous? - NO

Reproduction: viviparous (live birth), 4-50 babies in a litter