Pacific water snake
A species of Garter snakes Scientific name : Thamnophis valida Genus : Garter snakes
Pacific water snake, A species of Garter snakes
Scientific name: Thamnophis valida
Genus: Garter snakes
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Description General Info
Description
Pacific water snake is celebrated for its unique reproductive strategy, practicing live-birth over egg-laying, providing its offspring with certain survival advantages. This garter snake also exhibits diet versatility, predominantly feeding on amphibians and fish, but will also seize the opportunity to consume invertebrates, demonstrating an opportunistic feeding behavior that significantly shapes its ecosystem.
General Info
Lifespan
10-15 years
Diet
Pacific water snake primarily feeds on amphibians, specifically frogs and toads. Its diet also includes terrestrial invertebrates and fish, signifying its opportunistic feeding behavior.
Behavior
Pacific water snake exhibits diurnal activity patterns, sourcing a diet mainly from amphibians. This species typically shows solitary tendencies, with notable aggression during mating seasons. Pacific water snake performs a head-shaking threat display when feeling threatened, and females are viviparous, giving birth to live young, which is a distinctive characteristic in their behavioral patterns.
Population
Stable
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Reptiles Order
Lizards and snakes Family
Natricinae Genus
Garter snakes Species
Pacific water snake 
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