| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:species 
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                                | gptkbp:activityPattern | diurnal 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Reptilia 
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                                | gptkbp:color | longitudinal stripes variable patterns
 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | gptkb:common_garter_snake 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | Least Concern 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1758 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | amphibians earthworms
 small fish
 rodents
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | gptkb:Canada gptkb:Mexico
 gptkb:United_States
 
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                                | gptkbp:ecologicalRole | predator prey
 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Colubridae 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Thamnophis 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | meadows woodlands
 marshes
 near water bodies
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 55 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:lifespan | up to 10 years 
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                                | gptkbp:maximumLength | 137 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeTo | gptkb:North_America 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFeature | can be found in urban areas resistant to amphibian toxins
 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Squamata 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Chordata 
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                                | gptkbp:predators | birds of prey larger mammals
 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | viviparous 
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                                | gptkbp:subspecies | gptkb:Thamnophis_sirtalis_infernalis gptkb:Thamnophis_sirtalis_parietalis
 gptkb:Thamnophis_sirtalis_pickeringii
 gptkb:Thamnophis_sirtalis_tetrataenia
 gptkb:Thamnophis_sirtalis_sirtalis
 
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                                | gptkbp:taxonRank | gptkb:species 
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                                | gptkbp:venomous | no 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Colubridae 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Thamnophis sirtalis 
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