just wanted to say hello

[northeastexotics]

hey guys just found this site today doing a google search, anyways not totally big into the garter snake, but have collected 1000's of them over the years and kept them cared for them since I was like 5 years old.

Mike

[adamanteus]

Hi Mike, welcome to the forum.

[Snaky]

Welcome from Belgium, enjoy it here :)

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard, Mike.

[poissonguppy]

Hey! Welcome to the forum!

[poissonguppy]

Hey! Welcome to the forum!

[northeastexotics]

thanks all. glad to ahve foudn this site, it pretty interesting, i have been reading all the thread since yesterday going back to old ones even.

I need to change my country to canada

[Josh]

Hey mike, youll love it here.

[jompiej]

welcome from the netherlands :)

[GarterGirl]

Welcome to the forum, Mike!
Howdy! I am Mikhaila! I am 9 years old!
I hope you enjoy this great forum!

[northeastexotics]

yah its pretty neat, i never realize there was such a huge garter snake following, I am amazed with how many people actually keep and maintain the many different species and subspecies of thamnophis.

i guess growing up around them and collecting them and releasing so many over the years I guess I took for granted what a wonderful and beautiful species I had easy access too.

my goals are to head for a small island this weekend to collect some melanistic Maritime garter snakes. I will take pics and post my weekend excusion to the island on this forum when i return.

hopefully I will find some nice examples of melanistic phase.

[Odie]

Hi,from Oregon , Mike :)

[Thamnophis]

Hello Mike, welcome here!

[drache]

Welcome to this wonderful forum, Mike
how many garters do you keep now?
and what other critters?
nice to meet you

[GarterGuy]

Howdy and welcome to the forum Mike.:D
Roy

[poissonguppy]

Welcome Mike. Tell us about your garters!

[northeastexotics]

thanks again all, I only have a couple of species of garters, but my main collection consist of african colubrids, I have 100's of snakes, the exact number I am not sure but I know its close to the 400 range, and still growing. Once you get into a serious snake collection the emphasist is to stretch the limits as far as you can go!

[Lulu Bennett]

hideho mike and a big welcome from the uk. it would be great to see pics from you weekend. im Lulu btw.

[Lulu Bennett]

ahh no worries i have found then lol sry xxx