Big Betty

[katach]

Bill and Brian went out today after school and found this girl. She was HUGE! Not sure what she is. She was found in an area where we've never seen anything but NWs (T, ordinoides). What do you guys think? I was thinking Puget but the snout it pretty pointy, so I'm thrown a little. The pics are a little blurry, but here they are.
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[katach]

Here are a couple more.
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P.S. She stayed where she was found.

[Mommy2many]

Beautiful girl!

[guidofatherof5]

Beautiful snake.

[katach]

I wish I could have gone with, but I'm battling bronchitis right now. Any thoughts on an ID?

[EasternGirl]

She's lovely and I know I have seen that species before....hmmm...ask Joe maybe?

[katach]

Could it be a fitchi, but I've never seen them around here before. The snout it just too pointy to be a Puget. My Pugets all have rounded noses. I'm perplexed!

[BUSHSNAKE]

She's lovely and I know I have seen that species before....hmmm...ask Joe maybe?
i say pickeringii...and i say lets ask Don...what do you think Don?

[ssssnakeluvr]

definitely a pickeringii.... have seen pics of them reaching 4 feet. area and all fits too. not fitchi... red spots are common on some pickeringii....doesn't match fitchi spots. too blue on belly for fitchi also. they have no blue at all

[mikem]

Gorgeous snake! :cool:

[d_virginiana]

Makes me think of that youtube video where there was a wild puget eating birds...

[katach]

Thanks for the ID guys. Maybe her face was different just because how very big she is. Wild food options in that area are mainly slugs and frogs, probably the occasional mouse. Biggest garter snake Bill has ever seen, and first catch for Brian. :)

[Chondro788]

I agree with Don, my fitchi even if it had less red, is completely different.

[EasternGirl]

Well there you go...the experts have weighed in...good job guys! :)