ribbon snake

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A nonvenomous North American snake (Thamnophis sauritus) having yellow or reddish stripes along the body.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Zoöl.) a common North American snake (Eutainia saurita). It is conspicuously striped with bright yellow and dark brown.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places