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About this snake: San Francisco
Garter Snake
Adult San Francisco Garter Snakes range from 1.5 to 3 feet
in length. They tend to stay near the water and will quickly
enter it when they feel threatened. The San Francisco Garter
Snake will feed on a variety of animals including fish, toads,
frogs, tadpoles, salamanders, birds, small mammals, earthworms,
slugs and leeches. This snake is quite active and jumpy. It will
vigorously defend itself when it is captured and usually will
excrete a foul smell from its anal glands and also empty its
bowels on its captor. Contrary to its common name, this snake
does not occur in San Francisco, but only in San Mateo county
on the San Francisco peninsula.
The San Francisco Garter Snake is endangered because of habitat
destruction. The ever spreading developments on the San Francisco
penninsula are destroying the Garter Snake's home. Preservation
of this snakes remaining habitat is the key to its survival.
The San Francisco Garter Snake is not alone, there are over 250
endangered animlas and plants in California whose existence is
threatened by human activities. Let us all support efforts to
insure that these species have a fair chance of survival.
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