<P> Some similar species are the western ribbon snake, common garter snake, Plains garter snake, and Butler's garter snake . </P> <P> The other subspecies are the northern (T. s . septentrionalis), Peninsula (T. s . sackenii), and bluestripe (T. s . nitae) ribbon snakes . </P> <P> The eastern ribbon snake gets its name from its very thin body . At maturity, it grows to between 18 and 86 cm in length . It is a slender, black snake with a yellow mid-back stripe and one on each side . A brown stripe of one or two rows of scales extends onto the sides of the belly . The rest of the belly is a greenish - white color . It also has two rows of black spots between the back and side stripes . It also has a long tail that is about a third of the length of its body . The labial scales around the mouth of the snake are unmarked and uniformly bright yellow or white . A white or light - yellow bar borders the front of the eyes . Juveniles are colored like adults . Some aspects of the eastern ribbon snake make it different from a close relative, the garter snake . The eastern has a much thinner body than a garter snake . Its tail makes up about one third of its body length . This snake has stripes on the third and fourth scale rows . The eastern ribbon snake has pure white lips and a mark of white color in front of its eyes . This snake is not venomous . </P> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul>

What kind of a snake is black and yellow