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Sherrie
08-08-2013, 10:26 AM
Saw this on iNaturalist. It's fairly close to me in Central Texas. Read the description and the comments. What do you guys think?

iNaturalist.org · Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake (Subspecies Thamnophis marcianus marcianus), observed by hydaticus on April 5, 2013 (http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323505)

guidofatherof5
08-08-2013, 10:57 AM
If it is a cross-bred animal it certainly is anything to write home about.

Sherrie
08-08-2013, 10:59 AM
If it is a cross-bred animal it certainly is anything to write home about.

True, of course isn't that what they say about hybrids? And I have no idea either way, I just thought it was interesting.

Stefan-A
08-08-2013, 11:37 AM
I'm leaning towards "Not a hybrid, just a fairly typical wildform T. marcianus".

thamneil
08-08-2013, 10:38 PM
Looks like a run of the mill marcianus. Don't see anything unusual about it at all.