I'm a show-off!!!

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

I love looking at all the wonderful pictures people post of their beautiful snakes. Its cool how you can read back so far on some threads and watch these animals grow through stories and photos. I want to show off my pretties and have a thread to share in too :) So here it is.
I'll start with a quick history of how I came to own and LOVE Garters.
About 14 years ago I had a very serious BF who had a son. This boy brought home 2 garters one day and one became my best friend. Her name was Sneaky Snake. She had babies about a week after I got her. I wish I had kept one. She was a Concinnus, caught in the Orchards area of Vancouver Washington. I had her 5 years. It almost killed me when she died. I couldn't have a snake again for years.
THEN, Le Ann (Mommy2many) gave me one of her beautiful Easterns. I named her Failte (Pronounced "Fall-Sha"). She is such a sweet girl. She is beautiful and friendly. I feel like I can't even remember a time when she wasn't here. I love her!!!
Baby Failte....
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Pumpkin was my second girl. My daughters best friend is an 83 year old man (Ed) who lives down the street. He has no grandkids around and my daughter has no grandparents close so it works out perfectly. Ed was walking down to visit one day and found her on the road right in front of my house. He picked her up and brought her to me. She is a cool girl but is by far my most aggressive escaper. It's like she is magic :) I think she is probably 2. I've had her a year now... 6453

Then I got Figaro off this forum. She is BY FAR my best eater. She also loves warm baths more than any other of my snakes...
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Then I got 3 W/C snakes from a man in Coeur D'Alene, ID about a month ago. The little boy would be happy if all I did all day long was hold him. He is super cool... 6458.

I'll do the rest in the next post...

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

Another picture of Lumiere, the boy... 6459

The other two are Flickabee and Salem. I think they are Gravid. Salem is currently shedding and I think Flickabee will be soon too, so I may have little ones soon. They are also really calm and awesome girls. And beautiful. I am thrilled with them :) 6460 6461

So thats my story and those are my lovelies :)

[snake man]

Nice looking crew.

[guidofatherof5]

I can see this is going to be a good thread.
Nice scrubs you got there.

[Invisible Snake]

Good looking group. Nice pics. Figaro is my favorite of the bunch. Is she an anery red sided?

[snake man]

What type of snake is Figaro? she is beutiful.

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

What type of snake is Figaro? she is beutiful.
I got her from Joe (BUSHSNAKE). She is T.s.parietalis-Red Sided Garter Snake (black morph). She is very cool. She and Failte are besties :)

[snake man]

Awsome looking snake!

[ProXimuS]

Awesome pics! I love Figaro and Pumpkin's faces in their pictures:)

[BUSHSNAKE]

you should be a show off more often

[jitami]

Great pics of awesome subjects... of course I'm drooling over Figaro, too. Very nice!

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Lovely snakes.Thanks for sharing:)

[EasternGirl]

Great pics! Lovely snake collection you have. The first face shot and the pic of the two girls together are adorable! Thanks for sharing!

[kueluck]

Awesome family you got there. I love the pics AND the notes that go with them. :D

[mikem]

Great post! Awesome garters :cool:

[Mommy2many]

Failte is such a lucky snake! I'm so glad she has done so well with you. Love the rest of the snakes, they are really beautiful!

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

Thanks Guys (and gals). I love them all and I love seeing people thinking they are as awesome as I think they are :)

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

I like to take my snakes on a slither every now and then. I took Failte out today. She loves being in the grass and I love watching her be so curious. It's also a great time for a photo shoot!!! Here she is being her super cute self... 68736874
Yesterday was Flickabee's turn to go outside. I put her in the grass too, but I don't trust her like I do Failte. She did pretty good though. 6875 I told her I just wanted one more good picture of her. She stuck her tongue out at me :D 6876

[snake man]

Great pictures.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Its always nice to see snakes enjoying some time outside.Thanks for sharing.:)

[Lisa4john]

Thanks for sharing, love to see all the pictures! :)

[ProXimuS]

Great pics:)

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

I'm down 8 snakes since my last post. 5 babies and the black morph got a new home with one of our members here (Is it okay to post names of other members??). He is taking Figaro off my hands because she is just too mean for me. 2 of the babies went to a new home here in my town with a friend of mine. So I went for 20 down to 12. My husband was happy, or at least happier than with 20!! BUT THEN my friend who lives in Seattle called me and said he had a "Little black and blue garter snake" for me!!! So of course I am now back up to 13 :p
Here is my very first Pickeringii. I call him ittle Boy Blue for now. I think it may stick though.
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The photo has washed out his blue quite a bit. He is so calm and content to just sit on my hand like in the picture. I really like my new addition :)

[guidofatherof5]

Sweet T.s.pickeringii (Puget Sound garter snake)

[Lisa4john]

I'm down 8 snakes since my last post. 5 babies and the black morph got a new home with one of our members here (Is it okay to post names of other members??). He is taking Figaro off my hands because she is just too mean for me. 2 of the babies went to a new home here in my town with a friend of mine. So I went for 20 down to 12. My husband was happy, or at least happier than with 20!! BUT THEN my friend who lives in Seattle called me and said he had a "Little black and blue garter snake" for me!!! So of course I am now back up to 13 :p
Here is my very first Pickeringii. I call him ittle Boy Blue for now. I think it may stick though.
7025
The photo has washed out his blue quite a bit. He is so calm and content to just sit on my hand like in the picture. I really like my new addition :)

One day... I love blue, have I mentioned that before? ;) Very nice!

[ConcinusMan]

I'm down 8 snakes since my last post. 5 babies and the black morph got a new home with one of our members here (Is it okay to post names of other members??). He is taking Figaro off my hands because she is just too mean for me. 2 of the babies went to a new home here in my town with a friend of mine. So I went for 20 down to 12. My husband was happy, or at least happier than with 20!! BUT THEN my friend who lives in Seattle called me and said he had a "Little black and blue garter snake" for me!!! So of course I am now back up to 13 :p
Here is my very first Pickeringii. I call him ittle Boy Blue for now. I think it may stick though.
7025
The photo has washed out his blue quite a bit. He is so calm and content to just sit on my hand like in the picture. I really like my new addition :)

Do you have any more pics you can post of that snake? I have a high suspicion that is a northwestern.

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

Hey Richard, I posted them on FB for ya. I figured that was you, but wasn't sure. I can always take more if need be :)

[ConcinusMan]

It's the scales on top of the head that I needed to see. I could be dead wrong and it is a pickeringii. Just wanted to see the head scales so I can know for sure.

[thamneil]

Nice crew of snakes you've got there. Love those fitchi!

[Greg'sGarters]

Beautiful Snakes!

[ConcinusMan]

I saw the head pics. Yeah, def not a northwestern. My bad.:D