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Common garter snake

Length

0.46 to 0.66 m (typical adult length (18 to 26 inches); up to about 1.07 m (42 inches); Animal Diversity Web gives up to 137 cm)

Lifespan in the wild

up to 10 years (can live up to 10 years; Animal Diversity Web gives about 2 years as the average in the wild)

Lives in

Canada, United States and Mexico