Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

fern

uses fern cover and moist microhabitats for thermoregulation and prey hunting

grass

Utilizes dense grass clumps for refuge and thermoregulation; important microhabitat

grass

dense grass clumps provide shelter and hunting habitat for small vertebrates; active April-October

fern

uses frond structure as spring emergence and basking habitat after winter dormancy

fern

Dense fern cover provides thermoregulation and hunting grounds for amphibian prey

geophyte

Bulb corms and surrounding soil used for hibernacula and refuge

grass

dense rhizomatous growth provides refugium and overwintering shelter

perennial herb

Uses dense lily stands for refuge and thermoregulation

annual

refuge among basal vegetation

shrub

Dense riparian shrub provides basking and refuge habitat in streamside corridors