Cellular versus whole-animal metabolism and fuel selection data in the western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans)

These data include information on female western terrestrial garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans), born in captivity in fall 2010 from wild-caught pregnant females. Animals were used to study the relationship between whole-animal metabolic rate and cellular rates of oxygen consumption and the primary fuel source used to support metabolism, over a range of environmentally relevant temperatures (24, 28, 32, 36ºC).