From Ditmars’ REPTILES OF THE WORLD. 
GARTER SNAKE AND YOUNG (Thamnophis sirtalis). Length: 3 feet. Range: 
Eastern North America. 
This unusual photograph was made to illustrate the fact that snakes do not 
eat their young although placed in proximity with them. It is also true that 
snakes do not care for their offspring, although garter snakes bring them 
forth alive. 
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