The bluestripe ribbon snake (Thamnophis saurita nitae), which belongs in the same family as the garter snakes, is a subspecies of the ribbon snake that occurs along the Gulf Coast in Florida.

Adults are thin and are black with a mid-dorsal stripe that is a lighter shade of black and two blue stripes, hence the name "bluestripe ribbon snake".

They can be found by lakes, rivers, and slow-moving streams.

They eat frogs, salamanders, small fishes, earthworms, minnows, lizards, and insects.

In adulthood they grow to be 45 to 63 cm (18 to 25 in).